Date Notified To FSANZ:



15 May 2009

Food Product:

Ready-To- Eat Meat

Name of Product:

Sliced pastrami

Package Description & Size:

410g to 430g in cryovac packets

Available for sale from:

2 May 2009

Australian Distribution:

Queensland

Overseas Distribution:

Nil

Reason for Recall:

Microbial –Listeria monocytogenes

Comments:

 

Sliced Pastrami

410 gram and 430 gram cryovac packets

(READY-TO-EAT)

Available for sale from 2 May 2009

Meatworld Fishworld Maroochydore ( ONLY)

86 Wises Road, Maroochydore, QLD, 4558

Meatworld Fishworld Maroochydore wishes to advise its customers that it has initiated a consumer recall on the above product as a precautionary health measure.   The recall is in response to testing which indicates the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.  A total of 20kg Sliced Pastrami is affected by this recall.

Listeria may cause illness in pregnant women, the very young, the elderly and people with low immune systems.   Any customer concerned about their health should contact their doctor.

Consumers are asked not to consume this product.

If consumers know they have the affected product they should return it to Meatworld Fishworld Maroochydore for a full refund.

The recall applies only to the above product.

This recall is being undertaken to ensure the safety of our customers as an ongoing commitment to maintain the highest possible standards of safety and product quality at all times.

For further information please contact:

Meatworld Fishworld Maroochydore
86 Wises Road, Maroochydore, QLD

(07) 5451 0522