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Food FSIS Class III Completed Mislabeling

Recall Notification Report 040-2014 (Pork Products)

Rudolph Foods Company Published Jun 25, 2014

Risk level

Class III

Unlikely to cause harm, but violates labeling or manufacturing rules.

Severity score 30/100

What should you do?

  • Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
  • Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
  • 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 Rudolph Foods Company or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2014 Rudolph Foods, a Lawrenceville, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 34 pounds of pork products due to misbranding. The product contains monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product subject to recall includes: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 1.75-oz. packages of iLee's Pig Skins Soft Style Cracklins” with a Sell By date of only iSEP 5 2014” The bags, labeled as Lee's Pig Skins Soft Style Cracklins, actually contain salt and vinegar cracklins that contains MSG as an ingredient. The product, packaged June 3, 2014, bears the establishment number iEST-1425” within the Sell By code. The product was shipped to retail locations in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland and Mississippi. The problem was discovered by a customer who opened a case and found salt and vinegar cracklins packaged in plain iSoft Style Cracklins” bags. It should be noted that MSG can cause a brief reaction in people with sensitivity to MSG. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products. Media with questions regarding the recall can contact Sue Reninger at (614) 204-8086. Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Deanne Rodgers at (800) 241-7675. Consumers with food safety questions can iAsk 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 .

Affected products (1)

1.75-oz. packages of “Lee’s Pig Skins Soft Style Cracklins” with a Sell By date of only “SEP 5 2014”

34 pounds

Affected areas

AlabamaFloridaGeorgiaLouisianaMarylandMississippi

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Jun 25, 2014
  2. Published
    Jun 25, 2014
Recall number
040-2014
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US