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Product Contamination

Meat and poultry products that are contaminated with foreign materials are adulterated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) regardless of the physical characteristics of the foreign material (e.g., shape, size, hardness, etc.). Contamination can occur at any point along the food production chain—during production, processing, distribution, or preparation.  A meat or poultry product is adulterated, among other circumstances, if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health; it is unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human consumption; or it was prepared, packaged, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health (see 21 U.S.C. 453(g) and 21 U.S.C. 601(m)).

024-2024 High - Class I Product Contamination

Perdue Foods LLC, Recalls Frozen, Ready-To-Eat Chicken Breast Nugget and Tender Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Perdue Foods LLC
Active
Fri, 08/16/2024 - Current
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2024 - Perdue Foods LLC, a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service...
Impacted Products
• 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package. • 29-oz. (1.81-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package. • 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed packages containing “BUTCHERBOX Organic Chicken Breast Nuggets” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on the back of the package.
023-2024-EXP High - Class I Product Contamination Unfit for Human Consumption

Boar's Head Provisions Co. Expands Recall for Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.
Active
Tue, 07/30/2024 - Current
Nationwide

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2024 – Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is expanding its July 26, 2024, recall of deli meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

Impacted Products
023-2024 High - Class I Product Contamination Unfit for Human Consumption

Boar's Head Provisions Co. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Liverwurst And Other Deli Meat Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.
Active
Fri, 07/26/2024 - Current
Nationwide

Editor’s Note: Whole genome sequencing results show that a liverwurst sample collected by the Maryland Department of Health tested positive for the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes. Boar’s Head Provisions Co. expanded its recall on July 30, 2024 (See Recall 023-2024-EXP). The Centers for Disease...

Impacted Products
• 9.5-lb. and 4.5-lb. full product, or various weight packages sliced in retail delis, containing “Boar’s Head VIRGINIA HAM OLD FASHIONED HAM” with sell by date “AUG 10” on the product packaging. • 4-lb., or various weight packages sliced in retail
020-2024 High - Class I Product Contamination

Al-Safa US LLC Recalls Frozen Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Closed
Fri, 07/05/2024 - Fri, 08/16/2024

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2024 – Al-Safa US LLC, the importer of record located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is recalling approximately 2,010 pounds of imported frozen ready-to-eat chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service...

Impacted Products
• 12.1-oz. cardboard box package containing “Al Safa Halal Charcoal Grilled Chicken Seekh Kebab Grilled, Minced, Chicken Patty Kebab” with “NOV 30 25” and “0605404” printed on a sticker on the outside of the package. • 14.11-oz. cardboard box package containing “Al Safa Halal Fully Cooked Chicken Chapli Kebab Seasoned Chicken Patty” with “NOV 30 25” and “0605416” printed on a sticker on the outside of the package.
Quantity Recovered
1,320 lbs
PHA-05022024-01 Public Health Alert Product Contamination

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Pork Chorizo Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

San Antonio Packing Company
Active
Thu, 05/02/2024 - Current
Texas
WASHINGTON, May. 2, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns of raw pork chorizo products that may be contaminated with a foreign material, specifically hard plastic and metal. FSIS is...
Impacted Products
• 12-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing “LEAN apco BRAND MEATS ALL NATURAL PREMIUM CHORIZO” with the best-by date of 5/12/24.