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| Indiana Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pizza Stick Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS II RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-012-2012 |
HEALTH RISK: LOW |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Neil Gaffney
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2012 - Pasou Foods, a Syracuse, Ind. establishment, is recalling approximately
147 pounds of frozen, fully cooked, ready-to-eat pizza stick products because a meat ingredient used in the
product may have been produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
- Boxes containing 100 "Pizza Stix."
Case labels bear the establishment number "EST. 1903" in the USDA mark of inspection and may have been
produced this year on Feb. 2 and Feb. 29. The products were sold to a food distributor for further distribution to a
caterer and other institutions in Indiana.
The problem was discovered during an ongoing food safety assessment of the company. As part of that assessment,
FSIS personnel determined that a raw ground pork ingredient used by the company in its ready-to-eat pizza sticks
was purchased from an unapproved source whose raw pork products may not have been federally inspected.
FSIS has received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should
contact a health care provider.
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 recalled product is no longer available to consumers.
Consumer and media questions regarding the recall can contact George Pavel, a company representative, at 574-457-4092.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a
day at www.AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at
m.askkaren.gov. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available
Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. 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 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
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Last Modified: March 2, 2012 |
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| USDA
Recall Classifications |
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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. |
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Class II |
This
is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of
adverse health consequences from the use of the product. |
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Class III |
This
is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse
health consequences. |
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