NO ILLNESS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM ANY OF THE RECALLED PRODUCTS, OFFICIALS SAID. THE RECALL COVERS ALL VARIETIES AND SIZES OF SOY DELI TOFU WITH A DATE CODE OF DEC. 17, 2007; 30-OUNCE PACKAGES OF SOY DELI NIGARI TOFU WITH A DATE CODE OF SEPT. 23 AND OCT. 17, 12-OUNCE PACKAGERS OF SOY DELI WATER PACK TOFU WITH DATE CODED OF SEPT. 23, 2007 AND 16-OZ. PACKAGES OF QUONG HOPE BRAND WATER PACK TOFU. THE PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SUPERMARKETS AND NATURAL FOOD STORES ON THE WEST COAST AND MIDWEST. LISTERIA INFECTION CAN KILL BABIES AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND CAUSE MISCARRIAGES IN PREGNANT WOMEN. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, HEADACHE, STIFFNESS, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIARRHEA. AN ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY
Wednesday, 26 September 2007 01:52
Tofu Recall Anounced
IF YOU’RE A TOFU-LOVER, WALK RIGHT OVER TO YOUR
REFRIGERATOR AND CHECK YOUR TOFU PACKAGES FOR THE BRAND AND DATE CODE. SOY
DELI-BRAND TOFU MANUFACTURED IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
IS RECALLING MULTIPLE LOTS OF TOFU AFTER A PACKAGE TESTED POSITIVE FOR LISTERIA
MONOCYTOGENES BACTERIA, A BACTERIA THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INFECTIONS IN
CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, CALIFORNIA
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID MONDAY.
