The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·094-2019·Announced 2019-09-28

Tip Top Poultry Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Due to Listeria Risk

Tip Top Poultry is recalling ready-to-eat chicken products produced in 2019 due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product Contamination"

Plain-English summary

Tip Top Poultry, Inc. is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen, cooked, diced, or shredded ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products. The products were produced between January 21, 2019, and September 24, 2019, and bear establishment number Est. P-17453 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The recall was initiated after multiple samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes in Canada. The products were shipped to institutions nationwide in the United States and Canada, and some may have been served from deli counters in grocery stores.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. However, 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. Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them. Persons in higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and inform their healthcare provider about the potential exposure.

The recalled product

Product
Tip Top Poultry, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat 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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