Double B Foods, Inc. has recalled about 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage roll products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen sausage roll products were produced on various dates between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, and were distributed to retail establishments in Texas, and institutions, catalogue sales and distribution centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.  The recalled sausage rolls were sold under a number of brands and may have been repackaged.  The named brands are Double B Foods, H-E-B, Smokey’s, Southern Heritage, and Wheeler.

Below is the USDA-FSIS announcement regarding the Double B Foods sausage roll recall. Pritzker | Ruohonen, a national Listeria litigation law firm, is reprinting the USDA-FSIS annoucement as a public service.

Pritzker | Ruohonen was recently lead counsel in a major Listeria case and has recovered millions for victims of food poisoning. The firm is currently representing victims of foodborne outbreaks linked to ground beef, spinach, lettuce, restaurants, and other food products. The firm is also representing families of people who died after eating contaminated food. If you have been diagnosed with a Listeria infection (listeriosis) and ate any sausage roll product, contact a Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation. Please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.

USDA-FSIS Announcement of Double B Foods Sausage Roll Recall: Texas Firm Recalls Frozen Sausage Roll Products For Possible Listeria Contamination

Nov. 15, 2007 - Double B Foods, Inc., a Meridian, Texas, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage roll products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

[Listeria lawsuit information: The incubation period for Listeria can be as long as 70 days.  If you ate any of the recalled sausage rolls below, do not return or discard any of the recalled products you have left in your freezer until you are sure no one has become ill. You will need to label the packages “Do not eat” and make sure the recalled products are not consumed.  70 days after the date of consumption, return or discard the products only if no one has been sickened.  If someone who ate the recalled sausage rolls is diagnosed with a Listeria infection (listeriosis), contact a Listeria lawyer at our law firm immediately and let us know you have recalled product in your freezer.  Genetic testing on the product could lead to evidence that would be valuable for a Double B Foods lawsuit.  DO NOT EAT ANY OF THE RECALLED SAUSAGE ROLLS.]   

The following product is subject to recall:

• 7.5-pound cases of "DOUBLE B FOODS, MORNING SAUSAGE ROLL, Chicken and Turkey Knockwurst Wrapped in the Dough and Baked." Each label bears the establishment number "P-7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 10-pound cases of "DOUBLE B FOODS, MORNING SAUSAGE ROLL, Smoked Knockwurst Wrapped in Dough and Baked." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 10-pound cases of "DOUBLE B FOODS, SAUSAGE-N-CHEDDAR IN A BLANKET, Smoked Knockwurst with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 10-pound cases of "DOUBLE B FOODS, REDUCED SODIUM MORNING SAUSAGE ROLL, Chicken and Turkey Knockwurst Wrapped in Dough and Baked." Each label bears the establishment number "P-7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 7.5-pound cases of "DOUBLE B FOODS, REDUCED SODIUM MORNING SAUSAGE ROLL, Chicken and Turkey Knockwurst Wrapped in Dough and Baked." Each label bears the establishment number "P-7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 10-pound cases of "DOUBLE B FOODS, MORNING SAUSAGE ROLL." Each label bears the establishment number "P-7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8- and 16-ounce packages of "H-E-B SAUSAGE & CHEDDAR KOLACHE, Smoked Sausage with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each package bears a sell by date of "12/13/07" or "12/20/07," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8-pound bags of "H-E-B SAUSAGE & CHEDDAR KOLACHE, Smoked Knockwurst with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each bag bears a sell by date of "7/30/08," "8/01/08" or "8/06/08," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8-pound bags of "H-E-B FULLY COOKED SAUSAGE CHEDDAR & JALAPENO KOLACHES, Smoked Sausage with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each bag bears a sell by date of "7/26/08," "8/1/08" or "8/2/08," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8- and 16-ounce packages of "H-E-B FULLY COOKED SAUSAGE & CHEDDAR KOLACHES, Smoked Sausage with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each package bears a sell by date of "12/16/2007," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8-ounce packages of "H-E-B FULLY COOKED SAUSAGE CHEDDAR & JALAPENO KOLACHES, Smoked Sausage with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each bag bears a sell by date of "12/16/2007," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8-pound bags of "H-E-B SAUSAGE KOLACHE, SMOKED SAUSAGE BAKED IN DOUGH." Each bag bears a sell by date of "8/1/2007," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 10-pound cases of "MORNING SAUSAGE ROLL, Knockwurst Wrapped in Dough and Baked." Each label bears a case code of "2370211," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 10-pound cases of "SAUSAGE IN A BLANKET, Sausage Wrapped in Dough and Baked." Each label bears a case code of "1332642," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 8-ounce packages of "SMOKY'S FULLY BAKED SAUSAGE ROLLS, SAUSAGE & CHEESE." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 2.25-pound packages of "SOUTHERN HERITAGE, SAUSAGE-N-CHEDDAR MORNING ROLL, Smoked Sausage with Cheese Baked in Dough." Each label bears a case code of "5788-SH," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 2.25-pound packages of "WHEELER SMOKED SAUSAGE KOLACHES." Each label bears a case code of "8788-W," as well as the establishment number "EST. 7184M" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The frozen sausage roll products were produced on various dates between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, and were distributed to retail establishments in Texas, and institutions, catalogue sales and distribution centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

The problem was discovered through the establishment's in-plant testing program. 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.

If you would like to discuss a possible Double B Foods lawsuit involving the Double B Foods sausage roll recall, a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen is available for a free consultation.