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Zip Herring Recall Listeria Contamination

February 27, 2012 by · Comments Off on Zip Herring Recall Listeria Contamination 

Zip Herring Recall Listeria Contamination, ZIP INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC, 160 Raritan Center Parkway #6, Edison, NJ 08837 is expanding its recall of sliced herring fillet (forelka) 330 gram and 600 gram in plastic packaging due to Listeria contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women

The recalled sliced herring fillet (forelka) 330 gram and 600 gram in plastic packaging includes best by date 5/18/2012 . The best by date is located on the round side of the packaging and was sold to retail grocery stores in New York State. It is a product of Ukraine.

The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. Consumers who have purchased sliced herring fillet (forelka) should not consume it, but should return it to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact the company @ 732-225-3600, 9:00AM-5:00 PM EST from Monday to Friday.

Source: FDA

Cooked Pork Hocks Recall Wheat

February 27, 2012 by · Comments Off on Cooked Pork Hocks Recall Wheat 

Cooked Pork Hocks Recall Wheat, Han Yang Inc. of Milwaukee, WI is recalling approximately 25,600 pounds of cooked pork hocks because they contain wheat, an allergen not noted on the label.

The label omission was discovered by a USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service inspector during a label review.

There have been no reports of adverse reactions.

The recall is of shrink-wrapped packages of various weights of “JANG CHUNG DONG HAN YANG KING JOAK BAL COOKED PORK HOCKS” with EST. 21880 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The pork hocks, produced between Oct. 7, 2011 and Feb. 7, 2012, have a four month shelf life and were distributed to wholesalers and retailers in Los Angeles and Chicago.

For more information contact the company’s president, Chang Choi, at 414-389-1099.

February 2012 Meat Recalls

February 27, 2012 by · Comments Off on February 2012 Meat Recalls 

February 2012 Meat Recalls, AA Meat Products Corporation, a Maywood, Calif. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of meat and poultry products because they may have been produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

30-pound and 22-pound cases of the following products produced between January 11, 2011, and February 8, 2012:

“AA Scalded Beef Omasum Tripe”
“AA Honeycomb Beef Tripe”
“AA Scalded Beef Tripe Menudo De Vovino”
“AA Beef Omasum Tripe”
“AA Beef Tripe”

Various weights of the following products produced between March 5, 2011, and February 8, 2012:

Pork chops
Beef short ribs
Beef tongues
Boneless beef shank
Boneless beef ribeye lipon
Boneless beef short plate
Boneless beef strip loin
Beef fat

10-pound bags of the following products produced between April 7, 2011, and February 8, 2012:

Chicken feet
Duck feet
Pork uteri

Additionally the pork uteri, chicken feet, and duck feet products may have been produced using sodium percarbonate, a food additive, which is not approved for use in these specific products.

Case labels or packaging may bear the establishment numbers “EST. 21492,” “P-21492” or “EST. 21492A” in the USDA mark of inspection or “EST. 21492” simply ink-jetted on the case label. The products were sold in California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The problem was discovered during an on-going investigation by FSIS.

FSIS has received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that recalled product is no longer available to consumers. If available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/
index.asp.

Consumer and media questions regarding the recall can contact Johnny Wu, a company representative, at (626) 376-2819.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at www.AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. “Ask Karen” live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. 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. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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