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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalUSDA FSIS·085-2019·Announced 2019-08-20

Tip Top Poultry Recalls Fully Cooked Chicken Due to Listeria Risk

Tip Top Poultry is recalling approximately 135,810 pounds of fully cooked diced chicken products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. According to the rubric, an FDA Class I or USDA Class I classification mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical).

Plain-English summary

Tip Top Poultry, Inc., a Rockmart, Georgia establishment, is recalling approximately 135,810 pounds of fully cooked poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are frozen, diced, and mechanically separated ready-to-eat chicken produced on January 21, 2019, and display PACK DATE 01/21/19 on the labels. These items bear establishment number P-17453 inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the case.

The recall was initiated after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on August 17, 2019, that a sample of the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The products were shipped to hotels, restaurants, and institutions nationwide. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in institutional freezers.

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to serve them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Tip Top Poultry, Inc. Recalls Fully Cooked Poultry Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Brand
Silver Comet Foods, LLC (FKA Tip Top Poultry Inc.) distributed by Tip Top
Manufacturer
Silver Comet Foods, LLC (FKA Tip Top Poultry Inc.) distributed by Tip Top
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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