La Autentica Foods product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

May 7, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

La Autentica Foods, LLC Firm Recalls Meat Tamale Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

037-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

La Autentica Foods LLC

Sold / distributed

Florida, New Jersey

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

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2016 La Autentica Foods, LLC., a Hialeah, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 117,350 pounds of meat tamale products that may be adulterated with Listeria Monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable tamale in corn husk items were produced from Sept. 4, 2015 to April 26, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 20-oz. PLASTIC BAG packages containing four pieces of GOYA FOODS TAMAL EN HOJA TAMAL IN CORN HUSK with use by/sell by dates 02/2017- 09/2017 of and packaging dates of 9/28/15-4/5/16. 30-oz. PLASTIC BAG packages containing six pieces of QUIRCH FOODS TAMAL CUBANO EN SU HOJA CUBAN TAMALE WRAPPED IN CORN HUSK WITH DICED PORK with use by/sell by dates of 02/2017-10/2017 and packaging dates of 9/28/2015-4/11/2016. 20-oz. PLASTIC BAG packages containing four pieces of LA MILPA TAMALES CUBANOS ESTILO CASERO CUBAN STYLE TAMALES WITH PORK with use by/sell by dates of 05/2017-10/2017 and packaging dates of 11/5/2015-4/26/2016. 15.5-lb. BOX packages containing fifty pieces of LA MILPA TAMALES WRAPPED IN CORN HUSK with use by/sell by dates 09/2016-04/2017 and packaging dates of 9/4/2015-4/14/2016. 15.5-lb. BOX packages containing forty pieces of LA MILPA TAMALES ESPECIAL WRAPPED IN CORN HUSK with use by/sell by dates of 09/2016- and packaging dates of 9/15/2015-4/13/2016. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 11154 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to a retail and restaurant locations in Florida and New Jersey. The problem was discovered during an FDA recall of frozen corn contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes . There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects olde…