RECALL OF TOTINO AND JENO FROZEN PIZZAS WITH PEPPERONI TOPPINGS

The Ministry of Health today issued a recall on several frozen pizza products following the recall of these foods in the United States of America by General Mills Company of Wellston, Ohio, U.S.A.The voluntary recall relates to the following products:

 

10.2 ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza Pepperoni”.

 

10.2 ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Classic Pepperoni”.

 

10.2 ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Pepperoni Trio”.

 

10.7 ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Co
mbination Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza”.

 

10.5 ounce packages of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Three Meat Sausage, Cana.9 ounce packages dian Style Bacon & Pepperoni Pizza”.

 

10 of “Totino’s The Original Crisp Crust Party Pizza, Supreme Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza with green Peppers & Onions.”

 

6.8 ounce packages of “JENO’S CRISP ‘N TASTY PEPPERONI”.

 

7.0 ounce packages of “JENO’S CRISP ‘N TASTY PIZZA, COMBINATION SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA”.

7.2 ounce packages of “JENO’S CRISP ‘N TASTY PIZZA, SUPREME SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI WITH GREEN PEPPERS AND ONION PIZZA”.

Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 7750” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the “best if used by” date on or before April 2, 2008.   

The Ministry of Health has advised persons in possession of these pizza products with the above brand names and product codes to refrain from using them and return them to the point of sale.

These products are suspected to be contaminated with E.coli O157 and maybe linked to an outbreak of E.coli 0157:H7 illnesses, found in several states in the US.

Persons, who are immuno-compromised or on chemotherapy, the elderly, and children are particularly susceptible to foodborne illnesses.

The E.coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause severe bloody diarrhoea and abdominal cramps, two to eight days after infection; and dehydration.  Persons, who are ill with diarrhoea, within a week of consuming these frozen pizzas, should seek medical attention immediately.

The Ministry of Health has pointed out that the local agent, SBI Distributors, is cooperating with that department to ensure that only products which are safe are offered to the public.

Meanwhile, the Ministry’s Environmental Health Officers are checking distribution points and retail outlets to make sure that all recalled products are removed from their shelves.