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Alert for Various Meat and Poultry Products Produced without
Inspection |
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Atiya Khan
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2010 - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
is issuing a public health alert for an undetermined amount of
various meat and poultry products produced without the benefit
of Federal inspection by N.Y. Gourmet Salads Inc., a Brooklyn,
N.Y. establishment.
This public health alert is initiated based on evidence
collected during an ongoing investigation being conducted by
FSIS on this establishment. The evidence showed that the
establishment has been producing products without federal
inspection and distributing them into commerce. Federal
inspection services at N.Y. Gourmet Salads Inc. were suspended
in November 2009. It should be noted that the establishment
previously conducted a recall of products produced without the
benefit of Federal inspection on March 11, 2010. FSIS will
continue to provide information as it becomes available,
including information about any related recall activity.
Products subject to this alert include, but are not limited to,
the following:
- 5-pound tubs of "Chicken Salad" (This product was
observed in commerce bearing the N.Y. Gourmet Salads Inc.
label.)
- 5-pound trays of "Meatballs & Sauce"
- 5-pound trays of "Meatballs"
- 5-pound trays of "Swedish Meatballs"
- 5-pound trays of "Sausage & Pepper"
The implicated products were produced between March 11, 2010,
and October 29, 2010, and were distributed to retail
establishments in New York. Labeling information on the above
products is currently unknown, unless otherwise noted above. The
products subject to this public health alert may or may not bear
the N.Y. Gourmet Salads Inc. label with the establishment number
"P-34440" inside the USDA mark of inspection. A retail
distribution list(s) is available on the FSIS' website at:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/
Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp.
It will be updated as more
information becomes available.
FSIS has received no reports of illnesses as result of
consumption of these products. Anyone with signs or symptoms of
foodborne illness should contact a physician.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual
representative available 24 hours a day at
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 l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern
Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available
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See Also: FSIS Expands Public Health Alert for Various Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Inspection (Nov 3, 2010) |
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Last Modified:
December 16, 2010 |
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Recall Classifications |
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Class I |
This
is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability
that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences
or death. |
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Class II |
This
is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of
adverse health consequences from the use of the product. |
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Class III |
This
is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse
health consequences. |
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