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Latest USDA FSIS Recalls

• Texas Firm Recalls Cervelat Sausage Product due to an Undeclared Allergen June 30, 2010
  

  San Antonio Packing Company, a San Antonio, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 9,408 lbs. of Cervelat Summer Sausage because it may contain an undeclared allergen, milk.

• Recall Notification Report 041-2010 June 30, 2010
  

  Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. an Albany, Ore., establishment is recalling approximately 600 pounds of Beef Stroganoff with Noodles due to a mislabeling of individual pouches that were packed with Lasagna with Meat Sauce.

• Illinois Firm Recalls BBQ Chicken Pizza Products That May Contain Foreign Materials June 26, 2010
  

  Great Kitchens, Inc., a Romeoville, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 109,800 pounds of BBQ chicken pizza products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

• Illinois Firm Recalls Imported Beef Products Due to Potential Animal Drug Contaminant June 24, 2010
  

  Sampco, Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment is recalling approximately 61,000 pounds of cooked canned and frozen beef products that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

• California Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination June 23, 2010
  

  South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 pounds of ground 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.

• New York Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination June 22, 2010
  

  Crown I Enterprises, Inc., a Bay Shore, N.Y., establishment, is recalling approximately 3,700 pounds of ground 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.

• Iowa Firm Recalls Frozen Chicken Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination June 17, 2010
  

  ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC, a Council Bluffs, Iowa establishment is recalling Marie Callender’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals.

• Texas Firm Recalls Three Varieties of "Spaghettios" With Meatballs That May Be Underprocessed June 17, 2010
  

  Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC, a Paris, Texas, establishment is recalling approximately 15,000,000 pounds of "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" canned products due to possible under-processing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Latest USDA FSIS Press Releases

• USDA Holds Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the 19th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods August 6, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine are sponsoring a public meeting to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 19th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF), to be held in Burlington, Vt., from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 2010.

• California Firm Recalls Frozen Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination August 6, 2010
  

  Valley Meat Company, a Modesto, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

• New Jersey Firm Recalls Canned Meatball Products Due To Undeclared Allergen August 3, 2010
  

  Ugo. DiLullo & Sons, a Westville, N.J., establishment, is recalling approximately 147,667 pounds of canned meatball products because they contain an allergen, egg, which is not declared on the label.

• Nominations Sought for Membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods July 27, 2010
  

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that nominations are being sought for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).

• USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Iowa, Illinois Flooding July 24, 2010
  

  FSIS is issuing recommendations for residents in Iowa and Illinois affected by flooding to minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages and other problems often associated with severe weather.

• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Reestablishes NACMPI Charter, Appoints 2010-2012 Members July 15, 2010
  

  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has reestablished the charter of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) and appointed members of the Committee for 2010-2012.

• Federal Agencies Announce Progress in First Year of Implementing Food Safety Working Group Recommendations July 9, 2010
  

  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today commended federal food safety agencies for their accomplishments supporting the charge of President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group, which advises the President on how to upgrade the U.S. food safety system for the 21st century.

• Colorado Firm Recalls Bison Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination July 7, 2010
  

  Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 66,776 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products. (The recall release issued July 2, 2010 was reissued to include approximately 776 additional pounds of bison products that were distributed to a firm in Nevada for further processing.)

• USDA Offers Food Safety Tips in Aftermath of Hurricane Alex July 7, 2010
  

  Due to continuing flooding from Tropical Storm Alex, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants to reissue its’ recommendations to minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages and other problems often associated with severe weather.

• Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Breast Products for Possible Listeria Contamination July 7, 2010
  

  K. Heeps, Inc., an Allentown, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 17.5 pounds of fully cooked turkey breast products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.