JBS Tolleson product recalled over Salmonella risk

Recall date

December 4, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

JBS Tolleson, Inc. Recalls Raw Beef Products due to Possible Salmonella Newport Contamination

Recall number

085-2018 EXP

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

JBS Tolleson Inc.

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

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

EDITORS NOTE: Editors note: This release is being reissued as an expansion of the Oct. 4, 2018 recall . The scope of this recall expansion now includes an additional 5,156,076 pounds of raw beef products, which were produced and packed from July 26, 2018 to Sept. 7, 2018. FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers freezers. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Editors Note: FSIS and our public health partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state public health officials, are investigating a Salmonella Newport outbreak . Please note that FSIS is continuing to investigate illnesses associated with this widespread outbreak, and additional product from other companies may also be recalled. Salmonella is prevalent and can be present in raw poultry and meat no raw poultry or meat is sterile. In addition to discarding the product associated with this recall, consumers can protect themselves now and in the future by ALWAYS cooking their raw meat to a safe internal temperature, which is measured by using a food thermometer. The cooking process kills the Salmonella . No one should be eating partially cooked or raw meat. Additionally, it is essential that people wash their hands after handling raw poultry, meat, and pet food to avoid cross contamination. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2018 JBS Tolleson, Inc., a Tolleson, Ariz. establishment, is recalling approximately 12,093,271 pounds of non-intact raw beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw, non-intact beef items, including ground beef, were packaged on various dates from July 26, 2018 to Sept. 7, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ Products List (PDF) | Product Labels (PDF only)| The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 267 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items wer…