PFP Enterprises LLC Recalls Raw Beef Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

Recall date

March 31, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

028-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Patterson TMP Operating, LLC

Sold / distributed

Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin

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, March 31, 2018 PFP Enterprises, LLC, also doing business as Texas Meat Packers, a Fort Worth, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 7,146 pounds of raw beef products that were produced and packaged without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen and fresh beef items were produced on March 23-24, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 5-lb. vacuum-packed frozen packages of BEEF SKIRT DICED FOR TACOS, with a case code of 1470 in the upper left-hand corner of the label and a packaging date of 03/24/18. 5-lb. vacuum-packed frozen packages of PRESEASONED BEEF FOR FAJITAS, with a case code of 36989 in the upper left-hand corner of the label and a packaging date of 03/24/18 and a use-by date of 03/23/19. Varying weights of vacuum-packed packages of fresh USDA CHOICE ANGUS BEEF, FAJITA SEASONED STEAK, BEEF FLANK STEAK FOR FAJITAS, a packaging date of 03/23/18 and 03/24/18, a use or freeze-by date of 04/18/18, and an item code of 567248261 in the upper left-hand corner of the case label. Varying weights of vacuum-packed packages of fresh USDA CHOICE ANGUS, FAJITA SEASONED STRIPS, BEEF FLANK STRIPS FOR FAJITAS, a packaging date of 03/24/18, and a use or freeze-by date of 04/18/18, and an item code of 567248253 in the upper left-hand corner of the case label. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 34715 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutional and retail locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. The problem was discovered on March 30, 2018 when inspection personnel reviewed establishment records and determined that the establishment operated on March 24, 2018 without inspection. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about…