Packaged Crab Meat Recalled

by Jessie Cacciola, Posted Sep 20th 2010 @ 1:00PM

While the Senate holds off on the new food safety bill -- now pushed into next year, it seems -- we have another recall to report.

Charleston, Ore.-based seafood company Hallmark Fisheries has recalled packaged crab meat products -- under brand names Hallmark, Peacock, Quality Ocean International and Yaquina Bay -- for the potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.

Recalled products were distributed in the following states ...

... Oregon, California, Washington and Nevada, primarily to food service companies, reports Fish Info and Services (FIS), in the form of 5-pound cans, 1-pound vacuum packs, 1-pound plastic tubs and 8-ounce plastic tubs, reports CNN.com, citing a company press release.

FIS advises food service companies to check for the following codes labeled on containers:
• CP 232 4A (A-H)
• CP 233 4A (A-F)
• CP 235 4A (A-F)
• CP 236 4A (A-G)
• CP 238 4A (A-H)
• CP 239 4A (A-C)
• CP 240 4A (A-B)
• CP 242 4A (A-C)
• CP 243 4A (A-H)
• CP 244 4A (A-E)

The bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes, could cause short-term symptoms, including fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and can be fatal for young children, elderly or those with weakened immune systems. The bacteria can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths for pregnant woman, according to CNN.com.

The company is under further investigation and has stopped production in meantime, reports CNN.com. Thus far, no illnesses have been reported.

Food service companies that have purchased the recalled products are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Filed Under: Health & Medical, Recalls
Tags: crab meat, crab meat recall, featured, recall, Recalls

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9-20-2010 @3:47PM philip katcher said... again the GOP BLOCKED urgently needed laws to PROTECt Americans simply to piss of the President
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9-20-2010 @4:22PM Gary said... No place in the article is GOP or DEM mentioned. It is a Senate problem; DEMs have the necessary votes to pass any law that is political in nature. The food safety issue is not republican or democratic, it is PAC controlled and more than a few Senators receive such support. (Democratic AND Republican )

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9-20-2010 @4:28PM philip said... sorry to say the GOP has bottleed this lesiglation in committee so no matter the DEM majority it is stalled READ the whole article about the stall by GOP members of congress
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9-20-2010 @4:39PM Button said... THIS IS WHAT THE DEMS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH FOR 20 MONTHS. I KNOW THE OTHER SIDE JUST DOES THIS SO NOTHING HAPPENS. IT IS, IS, IS ABOUT POLITICS. HOW SAD OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME.

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9-20-2010 @5:11PM DEMSSUCK said... YOU DEMS SURE MAKE UP CRAP. NOTHING IS REFERENCED TO REPUBLICANS HOLDING THIS UP. GO TO THE SENATE WEBSITE....THE DEMS ARE NOT PUSHING THIS IN COMMITTEE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU DEMS? YOU TRY THIS BLAME GAME ON EVERY ISSUE....THERE IS NO COMMITTEE THAT THE DEMS HAVE LESS REPS THAN REPUBS IN THE COMMITTEE...WHICH MEANS THAT SOME DEMOCRATS IN THE COMMITTEE VOTED AGAINST IT...LOUSY TWITS

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9-20-2010 @5:16PM philip said... as usual race comes into play by idiots and of course know all GOP hacks who thing the EPA and FDA are a waste of tax payer money..whe n the NEXT recall is done and it will happen REMEMBEr the GOP senator who held everything up (if you read the whole story, whic hyou will not )...held in committee by minority senator...ANY senator of EITHER party ca nhold a committe hostage by simply going through extensive rules committess. this is what is REALLY going on...nothing to do wit hbeaners (sick people out there ) it is ALL about the party of NO!!! no regulation no oversight...great business helpers the GOP screw Americans keep business free
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9-20-2010 @5:19PM DOC said... You know things are bad when Liberals have to inject politics into food topics like this!!! Obviously gonna get beat baaaad in NOV.
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9-20-2010 @5:49PM Chip said... Do you libs really believe that the government can protect us from food born illness? Hiring more inspectors and expanding the regulations is going to do nothing but increase our taxes and food prices.When will you learn that the government is not the answer it is the problem.
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9-20-2010 @6:58PM obviousman said... Twice you suggest that your critics haven't "read the whole article." I ask you: to which article are you referring? The ones I read make no mention of the scenario you allege. And which Republican senator "held everything up....by simply going through extensive rules committees"? Name names, please. Give specific facts and concrete examples. Finally, I would ask you this: if the Congress functions acording to rules, and a member is audacious enough to act according to those rules, where's your beef? You accuse the GOP of racism and obstructionism. I suggest you are the racist, using illogic and rant, because you have no factual basis for your silly, adolescent ideas.
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