U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
| Product(s) Recalled: | Tropics Brand "Lumpia Vegetable with Beef", "Lumpia Vegetable with Chicken" and "Lumpia Vegetable with Pork" in 24-ounce packages. |
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| Production Dates/Identifying Codes: | Package codes from XX09228 through XX02089. The "XX" may be any numbers, the next 2 digits represent the month, the next 2 digits the day and the final digit the last digit of the year. Example: Codes 0302089 and 1002089 both represent the production date February 8, 1999. |
| Problem/Reason for Recall: | Misbranding, contains undeclared egg whites. |
| How/When Discovered: | FDA investigators determined that a supplier of ingredients to this firm failed to declare the egg whites present in the egg roll shells shipped to the firm. |
| Establishment: | 04828
M/04828 P Fil-Am Specialty Foods, Incorporated 590 West Avenue 28 Los Angeles, California 90065 |
| Corporate Contact: | Dario Esguerra, General Manager, (323) 225-6130 |
| Quantity Recalled: | Approximately 3,600 pounds. |
| Distribution: | To markets in the greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay area of California. |
| Recall Classification: | Class I |
| Recall Notification Level: | Consumer |
| Press Release: | Yes |
| Direct Notification Means: | Company is contacting their customers verbally and following-up by letter. |
| FSIS Followup Activities: | Effectiveness checks by FSIS, District Enforcement Operations. |
| Other Agencies Involved: | FDA |
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| Date of Recall Meeting: | March 2, 1999 |
| Recall Case Number: | EP-014-99 |