NEWS: Pork Recall
The latest in the recent spate of food recalls is the voluntary recall of pork by an Ohio packing company. According to the Ohio Farm bureau, the Herman Falter Packing Co. of Columbus, Ohio, has recalled 1,178 pounds of pork packaged there because it might contain Listeria monocytogenes.
Specifically this is what is affected by the recall:
* 1-pound approximate weight packages of “Falter’s Purity Brand, SMOKED PORK JOWL.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 21054″ inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the package code, “10-27.”
* 3-pound packages of “Falter’s Purity Brand, (JUMBO) FRANKFURTERS, SMOKE FLAVORING ADDED.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 21054″ inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the package code, “10-28.”
* 10-pound box of “JAROLD’S, COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE.” Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 21054″ inside the USDA mark of inspection, and may also bear the package code, “9-19-2006.”
This is the latest in a spate of recalls that has the eating community on edge. From infant formula to alfafa sprouts, we are cautioned to be careful with what we eat these days.
