USA – Canada – Barber Chicken – Salmonella Updates

• Read the Recall & Advice to Consumers
• Several states, CDC, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating two outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken entrees.
  • In one outbreak, six people infected with a strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from Minnesota (5) and Wisconsin (1). Two of these ill people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
  • In the second outbreak, three people infected with a different strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from Minnesota. Two of these ill people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
• On July 1, 2015, USDA-FSIS issued a public health alert due to concerns about illnesses caused by Salmonella that may be associated with raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken products.
  • USDA-FSIS advises all consumers to safely prepare and cook these products. Read more on the Advice to Consumers page.
• Barber Foods issued an expanded recall of approximately 1.7 million pounds of frozen, raw stuffed chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis on July 12, 2015. This recall expanded the initial Barber Foods recall of Chicken Kiev on July 2, 2015, and resulted from the investigation of the first outbreak.
  • Products were sold under many different brand names, including Barber Foods, Meijer, and Sysco.
  • Products subject to recall bear the establishment number “P-276” on the packaging.
  • Products were shipped to retail locations nationwide and Canada.
  • A list of recalled products is available.
  • Photos of recalled product labels are available.
• On July 13, 2015, Omaha Steaks issued a recall of stuffed chicken breast products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
  • Products were manufactured by Barber Foods and sold under the Omaha Steaks label.
  • Products subject to recall bear the establishment number “P-4230A” on the packaging.
  • A list of recalled products is available and includes chicken cordon bleu, chicken Kiev, and chicken with broccoli and cheese.
• Consumers should check their freezers for any of the recalled frozen, raw chicken products and should not eat them. Retailers should not sell them and restaurants should not serve them.
• Updates will be provided when more information is available.

CFIA

The food recall warning issued on July 13, 2015 has been updated to include additional product information as well as corrected information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. The corrections are listed in the link above.

Industry is recalling Barber Foods brand uncooked stuffed chicken products from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below.