August 10, 2020

Notice of Potentially Contaminated Crabcake Products

In response to a voluntary recall from High Liner Foods, Meriwether Godsey is informing via this notice potentially affected clients, customers and consumers that certain Genuine Maryland-Style Premium Crab Cakes products ultimately sourced from High Liner Foods may have been adulterated with undeclared hydrolyzed soy protein.

Meriwether Godsey has removed all such products from its food stocks and supply chain, but the scope of the recall reaches back beyond current stock levels.

People who have a soy allergy or severe sensitivity to soy may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.

Non-emergency questions or concerns about this notice, contact:
Meriwether Godsey
(434) 384-3663
purchasing@merig.com

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March 31, 2020

Notice of Recall of Potentially Contaminated Vegetable Products

In response to a voluntary recall from East Coast Fresh, LLC (East Coast), Meriwether Godsey is informing via this notice potentially affected clients, customers and consumers that certain Cubed Butternut Squash ultimately sourced from East Coast may have been adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Meriwether Godsey has removed all such products from its food stocks and supply chain, but the scope of the recall reaches back beyond current stock levels.

According to the USDA:

• Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.

• Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. 

• Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider of possibly haven eaten the contaminated food.

Non-emergency questions or concerns about this notice, contact:
Meriwether Godsey
(434) 384-3663
purchasing@merig.com

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January 6, 2020

Notice of Romaine Lettuce Return to Service

Following recommendations from both the FDA & the CDC, effective January 6, we will begin serving romaine lettuce grown outside of the Salinas CA growing region.

Meriwether Godsey is committed to serving safe food. We will monitor updates from the FDA & CDC daily, and make appropriate adjustments based on their recommendations.

Clients, customers or consumers with non-emergency questions or concerns are encouraged to call Meriwether Godsey at (434) 384-3663 or email purchasing@merig.com.

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December 4, 2019

Notice of Potentially Contaminated Romaine Lettuce

In response to information provided by the FDA & CDC, Meriwether Godsey, Inc. the provider of dining, food and catering services, is informing via this notice potentially affected clients, customers and consumers that certain romaine lettuce sourced from our vendors may have been adulterated with Escherichia coli (E. coli).

Please see this FDA notice for more information.

Meriwether Godsey removed all such products from its food stocks and supply chain on November 22, but the scope of the potentially adulterated romaine lettuce reaches back beyond current stock levels.

We will not serve these products until the advisory status indicates it is reasonable to do so.

Clients, customers or consumers with non-emergency questions or concerns are encouraged to call Meriwether Godsey at (434) 384-3663 or email purchasing@merig.com.

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November 4, 2019

Notice of Recall of Potentially Contaminated Vegetable Products

In response to a voluntary recall from Mann Packing Company, Inc. (Mann Packing), Meriwether Godsey, Inc. the provider of dining, food and catering services, is informing via this notice potentially affected clients, customers and consumers that certain vegetable products ultimately sourced from Mann Packing may have been adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Per Mann Packing, the products have a “Best if Enjoyed By” date of October 11, 2019 to November 16, 2019. Please see this Mann Packing notice as well as this FDA notice for more detailed information on the recall.

Meriwether Godsey has removed all the recalled produce products from its food stocks and supply chain, but the scope of the recall reaches back beyond current stock levels.

According to the USDA: 

• Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
• Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. 
• Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider of possibly haven eaten the contaminated food.

Clients, customers or consumers with non-emergency questions or concerns about this recall and/or this notice are encouraged to call Meriwether Godsey at (434) 384-3663 or email purchasing@merig.com.

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October 2, 2019

Notice of Recall of Potentially Contaminated Poultry Products

In response to a recall from Tip Top Poultry, Inc. of Rockmart, Georgia, Meriwether Godsey, Inc. the provider of dining, food and catering services, is informing via this notice potentially affected clients, customers and consumers that certain poultry products ultimately sourced from Tip Top Poultry Inc. may have been adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Per the USDA, the frozen cooked, diced or shredded, ready-to-eat chicken products were produced between January 21, 2019 and September 24, 2019. See USDA news release 094-2019 for more detailed information on the recall.

Meriwether Godsey has removed all the recalled chicken products from its food stocks and supply chain, but the scope of the recall reaches back beyond current stock levels.

According to the USDA: 

• Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
• Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. 
• Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider of possibly haven eaten the contaminated food.

Clients, customers or consumers with non-emergency questions or concerns about this recall and/or this notice are encouraged to call Meriwether Godsey at (434) 384-3663 or email recalls@merig.com.