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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH WARNS CONSUMERS NOT TO EAT SOY DELI TOFU
PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED IN EXPANDED RECALL |
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SACRAMENTO, October 3, 2007
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Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of
Public Health, today warned consumers not to eat Soy Deli
brand tofu products identified in an expanded recall because
they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,
a dangerous bacterium that may cause serious health
problems. Pregnant women, the elderly, persons with
weakened immune systems and infants are especially at risk
for infections from this bacterial organism.
Quong Hop and Co. of South San Francisco, the manufacturer,
yesterday expanded its recall of some of its tofu products
last month to include all of the products identified below
with date codes of 11/28/07 and 1/28/08 or any date code
prior to the dates listed:
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Date Code |
Product |
Package
Size |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Five Spice Baked Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Hickory Baked Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Honey Sesame Baked Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Teriyaki Baked Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Savory Baked Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Mesquite Smoked Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Hawaiian Style Fried Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Nigari Vacuum Pack Tofu |
8 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Original Burger |
6 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Garden Burger |
6 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Barbeque Burger |
6 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Teriyaki Burger |
6 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Cajun Burger |
6 ounce |
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1/28/08 or before |
Soy Deli Nigari Vacuum Pack Tofu |
12 ounce |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Water Packed Tofu – Orange |
12 ounce |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Water Packed Tofu – Blue |
12 ounce |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Water Packed Tofu – Red |
12 ounce |
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11/28/07 or before |
Quong Hop Water Packed Tofu – Red |
16 ounce |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Nigari Tofu |
30 ounce |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli (Bulk) Nigari Tofu |
10 pound |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Nigari Tofu – Medium |
10 pound |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Nigari Tofu – 54 piece |
10 pound |
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11/28/07 or before |
Soy Deli Nigari Tofu – Firm |
10 pound and 25 pound |
These recalled products were distributed to supermarkets and
natural food stores on the West Coast and throughout the
Midwest. In California, the products were distributed to
the following chain stores statewide: Albertsons, Andronicos,
Lunardi, Mollie Stones, Pavilion, PW Markets, Ralphs,
Safeway, Save Mart, Stater Bros, Vons and Whole Foods
Market.
No
illnesses have been reported in association with these
products.
Last
month’s recall was initiated after routine surveillance
sampling conducted by the Washington State Department of
Agriculture’s Food Safety Program detected Listeria
monocytogenes in a 12-ounce package of “Soy Deli Firm
Organic Nigari Tofu.” The latest recall was expanded to
include all tofu products that bear the use by dates
previously referenced and all use by dates prior to these
dates after additional laboratory analysis confirmed
Listeria monocytogenes in recently manufactured
products.
Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term
symptoms such as fever, headache, stiffness, nausea,
abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can
cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women and
serious and sometimes fatal infections in the elderly,
persons with weakened immune systems and newborns.
Consumers with any of these symptoms should call their
physician.
Consumers who purchased these products should immediately
discard them or return them to the point of purchase.
Consumers with questions can call Quong Hop at 1-650-553-9900.
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