10-27-2006 |
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CHECKING SHELVES FOR RECALLED PRODUCTS The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is stepping up efforts to ensure all products recalled from Ballard’s Farm Sausage of Wayne is being pulled from store shelves. WVDA’s Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division (READ) has informed all its regulatory officers of the additional recalls, which now include egg salad, macaroni salad, sweet slaw and cole slaw manufactured by Ballard’s. Ballard’s initially recalled some of its egg salad based on the discovery of Listeria monocytogenes in samples taken by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service at a Wal-Mart in that state. READ Director Herma Johnson said that regulatory officers are checking store shelves and have been instructed to immediately notify her of any recalled product still found on shelves. “As of yet, no recalled products have been discovered on store shelves,” said Johnson. “The stores seem to be aware of the recall and are voluntary pulling products.” WVDA has nine regulatory officers located throughout the state who are in grocery stores and feed stores on a daily basis, she added. Consumers with recalled products should return them to the place of purchase. Consumers with any questions may contact Ballard’s at 800-346-7675.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.
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