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Neil Gaffney
WASHINGTON, Nov 13, 2012 –Pinnacle Foods
Group LLC a Fort Madison, Iowa establishment, is recalling
approximately 90,975 pounds of bourbon barbecue sausage
products because they may have been underprocessed, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include:
- 5-oz. cans of “Armour Vienna Sausage Bourbon BBQ
Flavored” (24 per case).
Each can bears the establishment number "P-4247" inside
the USDA mark of inspection, a UPC Code of “54100 93824” and
a Use By date of Sept. 7, 2015. The products subject to
recall were produced on Sept. 7, 2012, and sold to retail
establishments nationwide. The retail distribution list is
available on FSIS' website at:
www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/
index.asp
The problem was discovered by the company. The company
believes the problem occurred as a result of processing time
miscalculations that caused the product to be undercooked
during the production process. FSIS and the company have
received no reports of illnesses due to consumption of these
products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a
healthcare 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 the product is
no longer available to consumers.
Media with questions about the recall should contact the
company at (973) 541-8620. Consumers with questions about
the recall should contact the company at 1 (888) 299-7646
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday.
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 24 hours a day. |
