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Latest USDA FSIS Recalls

• 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.

• Rhode Island Firm Expands Recall of Salami/Salame Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination February 16, 2010
  

  Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, R.I., is expanding its January 23 recall to include approximately 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. .

• California Firm Expands Recall Of Beef Products Due To Possible Adulteration February 13, 2010
  

  Huntington Meat Packing Inc., a Montebello, Calif., establishment, is expanding its recall of January 18 to include approximately 4.9 million additional pounds of beef and veal products that were not produced in accordance with the company’s food safety plan.

• California Firm Recalls Frozen Turkey Patty Products Due To Mislabeling And An Undeclared Allergen February 12, 2010
  

  Daniel’s Western Meat Packers, a Pico Rivera, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,290 pounds of frozen turkey patty products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and may contain an undeclared allergen, wheat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Wheat is a known potential allergen, which is not declared on the label.

• New Jersey Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products That May Contain Foreign Materials February 10, 2010
  

  Schmalz European Provisions, a Springfield, N.J., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,485 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Latest USDA FSIS Press Releases

• 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.

• 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.

• Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on General Principles March 1, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Food Safety today announced a public meeting to provide information and receive comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 26th Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles (CCGP), to be held in Paris, France, April 12 - 16, 2010.

• USDA Offers Food Safety Tips In Preparation for Tsunami Warnings in American Samoa, Guam, and Hawaii February 27, 2010
  

  With a tsunami warning, the highest alert level, issued for American Samoa, Guam, and Hawaii after a powerful earthquake struck Chile, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing recommendations to residents in those areas to minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages and other problems often associated with flooding.

• Open Government Initiative at USDA February 17, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Open Gov page is now available at usda.gov/open. We invite you to share your ideas about:

  • Transparency,
  • Participation,
  • Collaboration, and
  • Innovation.

  Share your ideas and discuss USDA’s proposals. Your participation will help USDA create its Open Government Plan and be more innovative and efficient

• Rhode Island Firm Expands Recall of Salami/Salame Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination February 16, 2010
  

  Daniele International Inc., an establishment with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, R.I., is expanding its January 23 recall to include approximately 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.