Lunch Buddies & Dinolunch recall (Prepacked lunches w/ham, crackers, drink, etc)

[The Straight Story]

WASHINGTON, September 1, 2009 - Big Boy Food Group, a Warren, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 39,514 pounds of ready-to-eat meal kits that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture�s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

CLASS I RECALL
HEALTH RISK: HIGH

The following product is subject to recall:

Dinolunch Brand:

* 3.6 oz �DINOLUNCH CARNIVORE HAM & CHEESE� meal kits. Each tray includes ham, cheese, and crackers; a juice drink and Dino cookies. The front of each package bears the establishment number �EST. 4205� inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as the Use by/Sell by date of �10/24/2009.�
* 3.6 oz �DINOLUNCH T-REX TURKEY & CHEESE� meal kits. Each tray includes turkey, cheese, and crackers; a juice drink and Dino cookies. The front of each package bears the establishment number �P- 4205� inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as the Use by/Sell by date of �10/24/2009.�

Each case of the Dinolunch brand meal kits, subject to recall, can be identified by the case code �9237� and contains approximately twelve (12) trays. The products were produced on August 25, 2009 and distributed to wholesale and retail establishments in Texas. If available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls
/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp

Lunch Buddies Brand:

* 3.6 oz �Lunch Buddies Ham & Cheese� meal kits. Each tray includes ham, cheese, and crackers; a juice drink and a sweet treat. The front of each package bears the establishment number �EST. 4205� inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as the Use by/Sell by date of �10/24/2009.�
* 3.6 oz �Lunch Buddies Turkey & Cheese� meal kits. Each tray includes turkey, cheese, and crackers; a juice drink and a sweet treat. The front of each package bears the establishment number �P- 4205� inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as the Use by/Sell by date of �10/24/2009.�

More product numbers/info here:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_046_2009_Release/index.asp

Heads up if you buy these for lunch for yourself or kids.

[virgogal]

1. Aaarrrgg----they sound absolutely awful,even without problems.

[SoCalDem]

2. and probably cost 10 times more than they should

:(

[Deja Q]

3. Knowing enough of the ingredients, I think the listeria is, by far, the healthiest one...

:yoiks:

[scarletwoman]

4. Anyone who would feed that crap to their kids in the first place is guilty of child abuse.

Gawdawful chemical trash -- it's not food, it's poison. :puke: