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Learn More about Hold and Recall Procedures

This page provides food safety and product recall information to State Distributing Agencies participating USDA's Food Distribution Programs.

	USDA Commodity Hold and Recall Procedures: The commodity hold and recall process is used when a food safety issue is raised about a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchased food. The process pertains exclusively to USDA-purchased foods delivered to approved entities (recipient agencies and processors).
	Responding to a Food Recall
	USDA/FNS Commodity Alert System -- This new web-based public notification system will send email alerts about food safety issues with potentially significant public health impacts that affect USDA Foods.
	Latest Recall Information

As a reminder, if you suspect that a USDA-distributed food may be contaminated or harmful in some way, please contact your State Department of Public Health immediately.

Or contact the FNS Food Safety Unit at: foodsafety@fns.usda.gov.

Last modified: 02/10/2012


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