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Latest USDA FSIS Recalls

• FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products March 16, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses possibly associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

• Nevada Firm Recalls Assorted Asian-Style Products Produced Without Inspection March 13, 2010
  

  CaiE Foods Limited, a Sparks, Nev., establishment, is recalling approximately 12,382 pounds of assorted Asian-style meat and poultry products, including steamed buns and oriental-style dumplings, because they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• California Firm Recalls Enchilada Products Due to Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen March 12, 2010
  

  Fernando’s Food Corporation, a Compton, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 9,400 pounds of enchilada products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, milk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Milk is a known potential allergen, which is not declared on the label.

• New York Firm Recalls Various Chicken Products Produced Without Inspection March 11, 2010
  

  N.Y. Gourmet Salads, Inc., a Brooklyn, N.Y., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of various chicken products because the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Taquito and Chicken Quesadilla Products due to Possible Salmonella Contamination March 9, 2010
  

  Windsor Foods, a firm with operations in Lampasas, Texas, and Oakland, Miss., is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Product due to Possible Salmonella Contamination March 9, 2010
  

  Ruiz Foods, Inc., a Denison, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 115,700 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) beef product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of beef product contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Ohio Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Bacon Base Product Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination March 8, 2010
  

  Nestlé Professional North America, a Cleveland, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon base product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of bacon base contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• San Bernadino Firm Recalls Pork Skins due to Mislabeling March 8, 2010
  

  Rudolph Foods Company, Inc., a San Bernardino, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 186 pounds of Baken-ets Fried Pork Skins because the "Hot’N Spicy" version was packaged in a "Traditional" bag. The "Hot’N Spicy" fried pork skins contain monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the "Traditional" fried pork skins’ label.

• North Carolina Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination March 2, 2010
  

  Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 96,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Open Recall Cases February 18, 2010
  

  FSIS has made available a consolidated list of the products involved in recall 006-2010, Rhode Island Firm Recalls Italian Sausage Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination. This list aggregates information already available in the press releases that have been issued on January 23, January 31, and February 16, 2010.

Latest USDA FSIS Press Releases

• USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency March 18, 2010
  

  USDA is providing food safety information to help minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages, flooding, and other problems often associated with severe weather.

• FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Deli Meat Products March 16, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses possibly associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

• Nevada Firm Recalls Assorted Asian-Style Products Produced Without Inspection March 13, 2010
  

  CaiE Foods Limited, a Sparks, Nev., establishment, is recalling approximately 12,382 pounds of assorted Asian-style meat and poultry products, including steamed buns and oriental-style dumplings, because they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• California Firm Recalls Enchilada Products Due to Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen March 12, 2010
  

  Fernando’s Food Corporation, a Compton, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 9,400 pounds of enchilada products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, milk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Milk is a known potential allergen, which is not declared on the label.

• New York Firm Recalls Various Chicken Products Produced Without Inspection March 11, 2010
  

  N.Y. Gourmet Salads, Inc., a Brooklyn, N.Y., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of various chicken products because the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Taquito and Chicken Quesadilla Products due to Possible Salmonella Contamination March 9, 2010
  

  Windsor Foods, a firm with operations in Lampasas, Texas, and Oakland, Miss., is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Product due to Possible Salmonella Contamination March 9, 2010
  

  Ruiz Foods, Inc., a Denison, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 115,700 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) beef product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of beef product contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Ohio Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Bacon Base Product Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination March 8, 2010
  

  Nestlé Professional North America, a Cleveland, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon base product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of bacon base contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• FDA, FSIS, CDC Collaborate on Methods to Measure Success of Food Safety Programs March 3, 2010
  

  A joint public workshop on how best to measure progress in reducing foodborne illness will take place March 30, in Washington, D.C. The meeting is sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

• FSIS to Discuss Product Tracing Efforts Related to E. coli O157:H7 at March 10 Public Meeting March 3, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced it will hold a public meeting March 10, 2010 to discuss and receive public input on the Agency’s product tracing efforts related to E. coli O157:H7.