Cay Thi Queentrees Food USA Recalls Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection

Recall date

November 4, 2019

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

106-2019

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

California

Why it was recalled

Import Violation

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2019 Cay Thi Queentrees Food USA, the importer of record, a Garden Grove, Calif. firm, is recalling approximately 43,848 pounds of poultry products that were imported and distributed in the United States without the benefit of FSIS import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Additionally, the products were imported from Vietnam, a country ineligible to export poultry products to the U.S. The poultry products entered the U.S. on Jan. 2, 2019 and Jan. 25, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: [ View labels (PDF only)] 454-g packages containing SLOW-COOKED BLACK CHICKEN GA AC TIEM CORDYCEPS SINENSIS DONG TRUNG HA THAO with lot code H9007 and a sell-by date Jan/02/2020 or Jan/25/2020. 454-g packages containing SLOW-COOKED BLACK CHICKEN GA AC TIEM FIVE SPICE NGU V! with lot code 8324/T8352 and a sell-by date Jan/02/2020 or Jan/25/2020. 454-g packages containing SLOW-COOKED BLACK CHICKEN GA AC TIEM GINSEN NHAN SAM with lot code A8328 and a sell-by date Jan/02/2020 or Jan/25/2020. These items were shipped to retail stores in California and sold via internet/catalog sales. The problem was discovered by FSIS during in-commerce surveillance activities. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers pantries. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. 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 the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Consumers and members o…