New York Firm Recalls Chorizo Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

Recall date

January 16, 2015

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

011-2015

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Connecticut, New Jersey, New York

Why it was recalled

Misbranding; Unreported Allergens

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, Jan. 16, 2015 Buffalo Provisions, a Bronx, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 48,210 pounds of chorizo product due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products may contain peanuts, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label. The following items subject to recall were produced on various dates between October 9 and January 15, 2015: [ Labels (PDF Only)] 12-oz. vacuum packages of Brooklyn Cured Chicken Chorizo with sell by date 2/13/15 14-oz. and 5-lb. vacuum packages of La Centro Americana Chorizo Salvadoreno with sell by date 1/20/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of La Centro Americana Chorizo Salvadoreno with sell by date 1/20/15 20-lb. loose butcher packages of El Casero Mexican Longaniza with sell by date 1/20/15 14-oz. of vacuum packages of El Casero Longaniza with sell by date 1/20/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Poblano with sell by date 1/20/15 5-lb. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Poblano with sell by date 1/20/15 5-lb. vacuum packages of El Casero Spanish Chorizo with sell by date 1/20/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Ecuadoriano with sell by date 1/20/15 5-lb. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Colombian with sell by date 2/9/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Colombian with sell by date 2/9/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of La Centro Americana Colombian Chorizo Hondureno with sell by date 2/9/15 5-lb. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Jalapeno with sell by date 1/20/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Picoso with sell by date 1/20/15 16-oz. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Jalapeno with sell by date 1/20/15 10 lbs. vacuum packages of El Casero Chorizo Jalapeno with sell by date 1/20/15 14-oz. vacuum packages of La Centro Americana Chorizo Picante Mexican Sausage with sell by date 1/20/15 The products subject to recall bear the establishment number EST. 4312…