PILGRIM'S PRIDE TO EXPAND RECALL DUE TO LISTERIA
Oct 11/02
Reuters
By Randy Fabi
 WASHINGTON - A U.S. Agriculture Department official was cited as saying on
Friday Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the second largest U.S. poultry producer, will
expand its recall of meat products due to potential contamination with
Listeria.
 Based in Pittsburg, Texas, Pilgrim's Pride on Wednesday recalled 295,000
pounds of its ready-to-eat turkey and chicken products after samples tested
positive for the bacteria. The products were produced at its Pennsylvania
plant under the Wampler Foods brand.
 Jerry Redding, USDA spokesman, was cited as saying USDA officials were in
discussions with the company on how much to expand the recall. An
announcement was expected late on Friday or early Saturday.
Richard Cogdill, the company's chief financial officer, was quoted as
saying, "Any discussion we are having with the USDA continues to be