Georgia Firm Recalls Chicken Breast and Tender Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Risk level
Class IDangerous or defective — could cause serious health problems or death.
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- If you are allergic or sensitive to the ingredient noted, do not eat it — it could cause a serious reaction.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact Gold Creek Foods LLC or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2014 Prime Pak Foods, a Gainesville, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 23,250 pounds of fully cooked breaded chicken breast and tender products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products were formulated with eggs, milk and wheat, known allergens which are not declared on the product label. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] Two 5-lb. bags in a 10-lb. box of iWegmans Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast Strips” with the product code i77064” printed on the box. Two 5-lb. bags in a 10-lb. box of iWegmans Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast Strips” with the product code i77065” printed on the box. Two 5-lb. bags in a 10-lb. box of iSugar Lake Farms Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Tender” with the product code i77409” printed on the box. Two 5-lb. bags in a 10-lb. box of iWegmans Fully Cooked Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets” with the product code i77425” printed on the box. The recalled products were mislabeled by Prime Pak Foods and were not sold at Wegmans or other retail stores. The products were distributed to hotels, restaurants and institutions nationwide. The products were produced from June 5, 2013 to March 21, 2014. The products bear the establishment number iP-9165” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The problem was discovered by the company during the product recovery phase of recall 023-2014 when misbranded product not from the previous recall was observed. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to ensure that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact John Appling at (770) 536-8708, ext. 1105, or [email protected] . 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 .
Hazards
Affected products (4)
15,070 pounds
Affected areas
Not specified
Timeline
- InitiatedMay 21, 2014
- PublishedMay 21, 2014
- Recall number
- 031-2014
- Agency
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Country
- US