Listeria - Turkey Recall

TURKEY RECALL ALERT: Diestel has recalled some of its ready-to-eat turkey products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially-fatal foodborne pathogen. Pritzker | Ruohonen, recently lead attorneys in a Listeria lawsuit involving turkey, is monitoring this turkey recall. The firm has recovered millions for victims of Listeria poisoning (listeriosis) and other foodborne illnesses, including a recent settlement for $6,425,000. To contact a Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation about the Diestel turkey recall, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.

Below is the FSIS announcement of the Diestel turkey recall. Pritzker | Ruohonen is providing it here as a public service. We also have information on Listeria and pregnancy, Listeria meningitis, and other Listeria information.

FSIS Diestel Turkey Recall Announcement: California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Turkey Products for Possible Listeria Contamination
Diestel Turkey Ranch, a Chinese Camp, Calif., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 6,907 pounds of ready-to-eat turkey products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The following products are subject to recall:

6-7 -pound approximate weight plastic-wrapped packages of "HERBED OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST." The label bears a "Sell-by" date of "5-28-07."
6-7 -pound approximate weight plastic-wrapped packages of "CHIPOTLE PEPPERED TURKEY BREAST." The label bears a "Sell-by" date of "5-28-07."
6-7 -pound approximate weight plastic-wrapped packages of "Naturally Smoked Boneless TURKEY BREAST." The label also a "Sell-by" date of "5-28-07."
6-7 -pound approximate weight plastic-wrapped packages of "PEPPERED OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST." The label bears a "Sell-by" date of "5-28-07."
6-7 -pound approximate weight plastic-wrapped packages of "Naturally Smoked, UNCURED, TURKEY BREAST WITH PASTRAMI SEASONINGS." The label bears a "Sell-by" date of "5-28-07."
1-pound approximate weight plastic-wrapped packages of "Uncured Turkey Breast with Pastrami Seasoning." The label bears a "Sell-by" date of "5-23-07."

Each label bears the establishment number "P-9332A" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The turkey products were produced on April 20, 2007 and were distributed to retail establishments in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

The problem was discovered through routine FSIS microbiological testing. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product.

Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.

Pritzker | Ruohonen is a national law firm and represents injured people throughout the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Contact a Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for questions about a Diestel turkey lawsuit.

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