Minnesota Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
Product Contamination
Class I — A reasonable probability that eating this product will cause serious health problems or death.
No product description was published.
Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2015 Hawkins, Inc., a Roseville, Minn., establishment, is recalling approximately 529 pounds of pork products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists.
The following items, produced on June 13, 2014, are subject to recall: [View Labels(PDF Only)]
The products subject to recall bears establishment number Denmark Est. 215 inside the mark of inspection. These products were distributed to processing plants in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The products likely did not reach consumers.
The problem was discovered after FSIS personnel on the Recall Management and Technical Staff reviewed records in the Automated Commercial Environment database about shipments of similar products that were recently part of an FSIS recall. The employee found that the product failed to present at a Minnesota point of entry for FSIS re-inspection.
Media with questions about the recall can contact Richard Erstad at (612) 331-6910.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
Product Contamination
Product Contamination
Blackwing Organic Meats beef and pork products were produced and distributed without USDA inspection, including ground beef, steak, and stew meat. Uninspected meat may contain harmful pathogens and is unsafe to consume.
Ghanaianway Restaurant and Grocery LLC's Salted Lamb products were produced without USDA inspection. The safety and quality of these products cannot be verified.
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