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| California Firm Recalls
Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-009-2012 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Richard J. McIntire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 - AA Meat Products Corporation, a Maywood, Calif. establishment, is recalling
an undetermined amount of meat and poultry products because they 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: [View Labels (PDF Only)]:
30-pound and 22-pound cases of the following products produced
between January 11, 2011, and February 8, 2012:
- “AA Scalded Beef Omasum Tripe”
- “AA Honeycomb Beef Tripe”
- “AA Scalded Beef Tripe Menudo De Vovino”
- “AA Beef Omasum Tripe”
- “AA Beef Tripe”
Various weights of the following products produced between
March 5, 2011, and February 8, 2012:
- Pork chops
- Beef short ribs
- Beef tongues
- Boneless beef shank
- Boneless beef ribeye lipon
- Boneless beef short plate
- Boneless beef strip loin
- Beef fat
10-pound bags of the following products produced between April 7, 2011, and February 8, 2012:
- Chicken feet
- Duck feet
- Pork uteri
Additionally the pork uteri, chicken feet, and duck feet products may have been produced using sodium percarbonate,
a food additive, which is not approved for use in these specific products.
Case labels or packaging may bear the establishment numbers "EST. 21492," "P-21492" or "EST. 21492A" in the USDA
mark of inspection or "EST. 21492" simply ink-jetted on the case label. The products were sold in California,
Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The problem was discovered during an on-going
investigation by FSIS.
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. If available,
the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at:
www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/
index.asp.
Consumer and media questions regarding the recall can contact Johnny Wu, a company representative, at (626) 376-2819.
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: April 10, 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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