Leader Slaughterhouse, LLC Recalls Veal Carcasses Produced Without Full Benefit of Inspection

Recall date

April 13, 2015

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

060-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Leader Slaughterhouse, LLC

Why it was recalled

Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

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, April 13, 2015 Leader Slaughterhouse, LLC, an Imler, Penn., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,800 pounds of veal carcasses that were produced without the full benefit of federal inspection and outside inspection hours, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The carcasses were produced on April 10, 2015. The following product is subject to recall: 6 individual 300 pound veal carcasses, cut into quarters. The product subject to recall does not bear the USDA mark of inspection. This product was picked up at the establishments location in Imler, Penn., and taken by customers to Pennsylvania and New York. The problem was discovered by FSIS personnel during in-plant verification activities. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illness due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare 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 the product is no longer available to consumers. Consumers and media with questions about the recall can contact David Hill, Plant Manager, at 814-239-0182. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov . 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. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem .