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Food FSIS Class II Completed Mislabeling

Victor's Market Company Recalls Chicken Products Due to Misbranding

Victor's Market Co Inc Published Aug 7, 2015

Risk level

Class II

May cause a temporary or reversible health problem; slight chance of serious harm.

Severity score 45/100

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 Victor's Market Co Inc or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

Editors Note: Details of this recall were updated on Aug. 18, 2015, to reflect changes to the distribution location. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2015 Victors Market Company, a Hawthorne, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 7,368 pounds of chicken products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products were slaughtered under religious exemption which was not declared on the product label. The whole chickens or chicken pieces were produced on various dates from April 10, 2015 through July 20, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Whole. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Back Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Wing. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Thigh. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Neck. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Head. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Feet. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Drumstick. Approximately 50-lb. box packages containing Primal Pastures Chicken Breast. The products subject to recall bear the establishment number P-6087 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were shipped back to the original producer for distribution in California. The problem was discovered by FSIS in-plant personnel during routine inspection activities. FSIS and the company have received no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 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 or media with questions about the recall can contact Bruce Penso, Victors Market Company president, at (310) 676-0127. 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 .

Affected products (0)

Affected areas

California

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Aug 7, 2015
  2. Published
    Aug 7, 2015
Recall number
108-2015
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US