6 The Hampton Roads Messenger Our Health


Beef Products Recalled for Possible Foreign Matter Contamination


Volume 12 Number 8


May 2018


Healthy Recipe RED CABBAGE SALAD Makes 4 (1 cup) servings


BY FSIS.USDA.GOV WASHINGTON - JBS USA,


Inc., a Lenoir, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 35,464 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.


produced on March 22, 2018. The following products are subject recall:


The raw ground beef items were to


3-lb. tray packages containing


“Kroger GROUND BEEF 73% LEAN - 27% FAT” with product code 95051, UPC: 011110975645, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“Kroger GROUND BEEF 80% LEAN - 20% FAT” with product code 95052, UPC: 011110969729, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


3-lb. tray packages containing


“Kroger GROUND BEEF 80% LEAN – 20% FAT” with product code 95053, UPC of 011110969705, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“PRIVATE SELECTION ANGUS BEEF 80% LEAN - 20% FAT GROUND CHUCK” with product code 95054, UPC: 011110971395, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“Kroger GROUND BEEF 85% LEAN – 15% FAT” with product code 95055, UPC: 011110969682, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing “Kroger GROUND SIRLOIN 90% LEAN – 10% FAT GROUND BEEF” and product code 95056, UPC: 011110975638, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“ALL NATURAL LAURA’S LEAN BEEF 92% LEAN 8% FAT GROUND BEEF” with product code 95057, UPC: 612669316714, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“ALL NATURAL LAURA’S LEAN BEEF 96% LEAN 4% FAT GROUND BEEF” with product code 95058, UPC: 612669317063, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“PRIVATE SELECTION ANGUS BEEF 90% LEAN – 10% FAT GROUND SIRLOIN” with product code 95063, UPC: 011110969637 and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


1-lb. tray packages containing


“Kroger GROUND BEEF 93% LEAN – 7% FAT” with product code 95064, UPC: 01111096920, and a Sell By date of 4/9/2018.


15-lb. cases containing “JBS


Ground Beef Angus Chuck 80% Lean 20% Fat Service Case” with Case UPC: 0040404800632 and a “Sell By: 9.APRIL.”


Beef


15-lb. cases containing “Ground Angus Sirloin 90% Lean


10% Fat Service Case” Case UPC: 0040404800634, and a “Sell By: 9.APRIL.”


bear establishment number “EST. 34176” inside


inspection. These items were shipped to distribution centers in Virginia and Indiana for further distribution


to


retail locations. The problem was discovered


after the firm received a complaint from a consumer who found blue, hard


plastic pieces in one of the


products. There have been no confirmed


reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.


FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these


products are


urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.


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 with questions about


the recall can contact Cheri Schneider, director of external communications at JBS, at (970) 506-7717.


questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual


Consumers with representative


food safety 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 6 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: www.fsis. usda.gov/reportproblem.


The products subject to recall the USDA mark of


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