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CLASS III RECALL FSIS-RC-004-2011
January 11, 2011
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Bill Bagley

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2011 - Lettieri's Foods, Inc., a Shakopee, Minn., establishment is recalling approximately 101,629 pounds of "Breakfast Stackers Sausage, Egg & Cheese" products because they contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is not declared on the product labels.

The products subject to recall include: [View Labels]
  • 3.75 lbs. cases containing 12 individual 5.5-oz. packages of "Lettieri's Breakfast Stackers Sausage, Egg & Cheese within a flakey biscuit."
  • 3.75 lbs. cases containing 12 individual 5.5-oz. packages of "Real Time Café Breakfast Stacker Sausage, Egg & Cheese within a flakey pastry."

Each package bears establish number "EST. 19109" within the USDA mark of inspection. The products were produced between Aug. 2010 and Dec. 2010. Cases containing "Lettieri's Breakfast Stackers Sausage, Egg & Cheese within a flakey biscuit" were distributed to Calif., Fla., Minn., N.C., Tenn. and Wis. Cases containing "Real Time Café Breakfast Stacker Sausage, Egg & Cheese within a flakey pastry" were distributed to Calif., Colo., Minn. and Wash.

The problem was discovered by the company during the label review process. FSIS has received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a physician.

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.

Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact the company's media contact, Steve Watkins, at (605) 330-7507, or contact the company's general consumer line at (877) 841-1431.

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.
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Last Modified: March 16, 2011


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Stackers Label

USDA Recall Classifications
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.
Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.

 

 

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