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Food FSIS Class III Completed Foreign material

Recall Notification Report 063-2014 (Ground Beef Chub)

Published Sep 30, 2014

Risk level

Class III

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

Severity score 25/100

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 the recalling firm or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2014 Sam Kane Beef Processors, LLC, a Corpus Christi, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 2,633 pounds of ground beef chub product that may be contaminated with foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following product is subject to USDA recall: 10 lb. chubs of iHEB Ground Beef 73% Fine 6/10” The ground beef chubs were produced and packaged on Sept. 11, 2014. The product bears the establishment number iEST 337” on the package box. The product was sent to retail establishments in Texas for further processing. The problem was discovered by the retail company. A store clerk noticed pieces of small blue plastic inside the packages and alerted the company to the problem. The company stated the likely source of the plastic is a rubber glove. 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. Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact Alfred Bausch, General Manager, at (361) 241-5000. 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 l0 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

Hard Plastic · primary

Affected products (1)

10 lb. chubs of “HEB Ground Beef 73% Fine 6/10”

28,070 pounds

Affected areas

Texas

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Sep 30, 2014
  2. Published
    Sep 30, 2014
Recall number
063-2014
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US