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Food FSIS Class II Completed Foreign material

Gourmet Culinary Solutions Recalls Turkey Sausage Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

VF America, LLC Published Jul 10, 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 VF America, LLC or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2015 Gourmet Culinary Solutions, a Statham, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 495 pounds of turkey sausage products that are part of a frozen entrÇe that also contains French toast sticks and peaches. The entrÇes may be contaminated with foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The entrÇes were produced on May 14, 2015, and the following products are subject to recall: [ View Label ] 8.25 oz. compartment trays of Golden Gourmet French Toast Sticks with Turkey Patty & Peaches with Use by Date: 11/14/16. The products subject to recall may contain pieces of a conveyor belt inside the packaging. The packages bear establishment number P-21200 inside the USDA mark of inspection. Individual entrÇes were distributed to older adults in Georgia as part of the Meals on Wheels program. The problem was discovered in 10-lb. bulk packages of the French toast sticks by a customer of the ingredient manufacturer. The customer contacted Gourmet Culinary Solutions. Gourmet Culinary Solutions notified FSIS of the problem, and then began a market withdrawal of the products. FSIS and the company have received no 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 Brian Zulaica, director of Gourmet Culinary Solutions, at (770) 725-4620. 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 . Product Label

Hazards

Hard Plastic · primary

Affected products (0)

Affected areas

Not specified

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Jul 10, 2015
  2. Published
    Jul 10, 2015
Recall number
099-2015
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US