Frozen Biscuit Recall
January 11, 2018
Parents and Families of Cocke
County Students,
NETCO, a school food service
cooperative serving 14 districts in Northeast Tennessee, was alerted by Gordon
Food Service that Hom/Ade Foods had issued a voluntary recall of Mary B’s brand
frozen biscuits due to a possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Upon
receiving notice of the recall, our nutrition department immediately pulled,
destroyed, and discarded all products that were included in the recall.
Prior to
receiving the recall notice, the biscuits in question had been served in schools
that served breakfast. According to Hom/Ade foods, the baking process should
kill the bacteria, and the company says no illnesses have been reported in
connection with the recall. More information about the recall may be found at
www.homadefoods.com. Additional information
about Listeria monocytogenes may be found at
www.cdc.gov/listeria.
Over a dozen Mary B's frozen bagged
biscuit products involved in the recall were also sold in stores after being
distributed to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
This is a national recall which
also is being communicated by Food City, Food Lion, Publix and other affected
grocery stores in the 23 states listed above.
Should additional information
regarding this recall be received, Cocke County Schools will share that
information with parents and families.
Respectfully,
Rebekah Fisher
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Rebekah Fisher
Food Service Supervisor
Cocke County School System
305
Hedrick Drive
Newport, TN 37821