Manda Fine Meats’ deli and specialty meat products will return to store shelves this weekend, the company said Friday, and the Baton Rouge firm expects its distribution will be close to normal levels within a few weeks.
Three weeks ago, Manda pulled nearly 490,000 pounds of its products made at its Baker plant from store shelves because of possible contamination with the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Safety Inspection Service. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture found the bacteria in a sample of cooked roast beef at a retail establishment April 5.
For now, Manda is producing its roast beef, ham, turkey breast, hog head cheese, corned beef and pastrami at alternative facilities approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Baker plant, which usually produces those items, remains idle.
The company’s Baton Rouge plant and the sausage products made there were not affected by the recall.
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