WASHINGTON – Rancho Dominquez, Calif.-based Gourmet Foods Inc. has recalled approximately 130 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the Food Safety and Inspection Service said Monday.
The FSIS said in a statement that the following products were subject to recall.
  • 17-ounce packages of "Famima!! CHICKEN TERIYAKI BOWL WITH SAUCE ON RICE, KEEP REFRIGERATED / PERISHABLE." Each package bears the establishment number "EST. P-7738" inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as a "SELL BY" date of "06/04/08," "06/05/08," "06/06/08" or "06/07/08."
  • 12.85-ounce packages of "Famima!! THAI STYLE CHICKEN WITH RICE, PEANUT SAUCE AND VEGETABLES, KEEP REFRIGERATED / PERISHABLE." Each package bears the establishment number "EST. P-7738" inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as a "SELL BY" date of "06/04/08," "06/05/08," "06/06/08" or "06/07/08."

These ready-to-eat chicken products were distributed to retail establishments in the Los Angeles area, the FSIS said. Consumers that may have purchased these ready-to-eat chicken products at retail establishments between June 2 and June 7 are urged to check their refrigerators and freezers and discard them if found.

The problem was discovered through microbiological sampling by FSIS. The agency has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.