Alabama Company Recalls Listeria-Contaminated Hot Dogs

Updated Retail Distribution List Issued by USDA November 19, 2008

R. L. Zeigler Co., Inc. (Selma, AL) has recalled more than 28,000 pounds of hot dogs after the Georgia Department of Agriculture found Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of the September 22nd production batch during a routine sampling program.

The voluntary recall covers the following items:

• 12-ounce packages of Zeigler Wieners Made With Chicken And Pork, Artificially Colored.  Use-by date Nov. 26, 2008. Establishment number "P-9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 12-ounce packages of Vacuum Packed Par-Ti Pups. Use-by date Nov. 26, 2008. Establishment number "P-9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 12-ounce packages of Zeigler Original Recipe Wieners, Artificially Colored. Use-by date Nov. 26, 2008. Establishment number "EST. 9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 16-ounce packages of Zeigler Jumbo Franks. Use-by date Nov. 21, 2008. Establishment number "P-9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 12-ounce packages of Zeigler Hot Dogs. Use-by date of Nov. 26, 2008. Establishment number "P-9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 10-pound bulk boxes of Skinless Wieners, 8 Wieners Per LB. Package code PK 092208A. Establishment number "EST. 9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 10-pound bulk boxes of Skinless Wieners, Artificially Colored, 10 Wieners Per LB. Package code PK 092208A. Establishment number "EST. 9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 10-pound bulk boxes of Skinless Wieners, 10 Wieners Per LB. Package code PK 092208A. Establishment number "EST. 9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  
• 10-pound bulk boxes of Skinless Wieners, 12 Wieners Per LB. Package code PK 092208A. Establishment number "EST. 9156S" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  

The hot dogs were distributed to retail outlets and food service institutions in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. USDA has posted a retail distribution list for the recalled items. The 44-page list is sorted by state, then by city. Here are some of the highlights, but please check the list to determine whether stores in your area carried any of the recalled products.

• Alabama: 775 stores across the state, including Bruno's, Calhoun Foods, Cost Plus Food Outlet, Food Giant, Food Outlet, Food World, Giant Foods, Greer's, Kroger, Pic N Sav, Piggly Wiggly, Publix, SF Market, Super Target, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie
  
• Arkansas: 7 Wal-Mart stores
  
• Florida: 110 stores across the state, including Bruno, Food World, Grocery Outlet, Pic N Sav, Piggly Wiggly, Smiths, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie
  
• Georgia: 163 stores across the state, including Brumby Foods, C & J Supermarket, Casey's, Foodland, Grocery Outlet, Pic N Sav, Publix, Shannon Grocery, Smith's, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie
  
• Kentucky: 2 Wal-Mart stores
  
• Mississippi: 138 stores across the state, including Food Giant, Greers, McPhail Supermarket, Piggly Wiggly, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie
  
• Missouri: 4 Wal-Mart stores
  
• Tennessee: 49 stores across the state, including Piggly Wiggly and Wal-Mart
  
• Texas: Maxwells Big Star in Bolivar and More for Less Food Store in Jackson
  

Consumers with questions about this recall should contact Zeigler's Controller, Ken Fitzgerald, at (800) 326-6328.