New York Firm Recalls Pork and Poultry Products Due To Lack of Inspection

Recall date

May 16, 2014

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

028-2014

FDA classification

Class I

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, May 16, 2014 Transatlantic Foods, Inc., a New York company, is recalling approximately 222,000 pounds of pork and poultry products that did not receive the full benefit of inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Transatlantic Foods, Inc. operates two establishments—one in Scranton, Pa. and one in Andover, N.J. This recall is being issued because the Andover, N.J. establishment had not been issued a FSIS Grant of Inspection. Without the Grant of Inspection, FSIS inspection program personnel were not assigned to the establishment. However, the Andover N.J. establishment was producing product and using labels approved for use by, and bearing the establishment number of, the Scranton, Pa. establishment. Products produced without inspection are considered unfit for human consumption and must be recalled. In addition, products were produced in undisclosed locations without the benefit of inspection. The products subject to recall include: Duck fat 7-oz. tubs of iAux Delices des Bois Natural Duck Fat” with package code (T-001 through 365; H-001 through 365; or F-001 through 136) Bacon 10-oz. packages of iAux Delices des Bois Artisanal Uncured Bacon Herbes de Provence Uncured Bacon” with package code (T-001 through 365 or H-001 through 290) 10-oz. packages of iAux Delices des Bois Artisanal Uncured Bacon Farmhouse Country Uncured Bacon” with package code (T-001 through 365 or H-001 through 290) 10-oz. packages of iAux Delices des Bois Artisanal Uncured Bacon Southwestern Style Uncured Bacon” with package code (T-001 through 365 or H-001 through 290) 10-oz. packages of iAux Delices des Bois Artisanal Uncured Bacon Pepper & Garlic Uncured Bacon” with package code (T-001 through 365 or H-001 through 290) Fresh Sausage various weight packages of iAux Delices des Bois Breakfast Sage Sausage” with package code (T-001 through 365 or H-001 through 290) various weight packages of iChestnut Valley Breakf…