Ball Park hot dogs recalled

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Concerns that they might be contaminated with a harmful bacteria have prompted the Sara Lee Corp. to recall 34,500 pounds of Ball Park-brand hot dogs. <br><br>No illnesses have been

Tuesday, March 28th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Concerns that they might be contaminated with a harmful bacteria have prompted the Sara Lee Corp. to recall 34,500 pounds of Ball Park-brand hot dogs.

No illnesses have been reported in connection with the hot dogs, spokeswoman Theresa Herlevsen said Monday. The recall was ordered after a military laboratory found listeria monocytogenes in hotdogs that had been distributed to an Army commissary, she said.

The hot dogs, which were packaged Jan. 25 at a plant in Philadelphia, were distributed to commissaries and retail establishments in 15 states including Oklahoma.

The packages bear the code "APR03 EST 12PAB."

In 1998, an outbreak of listeria poisoning killed 15 people and sickened at least 100 more. The outbreak was traced to meat processed at a Sara Lee plant in Zeeland, Mich.

Listeria can cause fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea and diarrhea.

Healthy people recover quickly, but listeria can cause serious, sometimes fatal, infections in children, the elderly and people with weak immune systems, and is especially dangerous for pregnant women. It can cause miscarriages and stillbirths even if the mother experiences no symptoms.
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On the Net:
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service: http://www.fsis.usda.gov

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Concerns that they might be contaminated with a harmful bacteria have prompted the Sara Lee Corp. to recall 34,500 pounds of Ball Park-brand hot dogs.

No illnesses have been reported in connection with the hot dogs, spokeswoman Theresa Herlevsen said Monday. The recall was ordered after a military laboratory found listeria monocytogenes in hotdogs that had been distributed to an Army commissary, she said.

The hot dogs, which were packaged Jan. 25 at a plant in Philadelphia, were distributed to commissaries and retail establishments in 15 states including Oklahoma.

The packages bear the code "APR03 EST 12PAB."

In 1998, an outbreak of listeria poisoning killed 15 people and sickened at least 100 more. The outbreak was traced to meat processed at a Sara Lee plant in Zeeland, Mich.

Listeria can cause fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea and diarrhea.

Healthy people recover quickly, but listeria can cause serious, sometimes fatal, infections in children, the elderly and people with weak immune systems, and is especially dangerous for pregnant women. It can cause miscarriages and stillbirths even if the mother experiences no symptoms.
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On the Net:
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service: http://www.fsis.usda.gov