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Food FSIS Class I Completed Mislabeling

Bonavista Foods Inc. Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit Of Import Inspection

Bonavista foods Inc. Published Dec 18, 2015

Risk level

Class I

Dangerous or defective — could cause serious health problems or death.

Severity score 70/100

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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2015 Bonavista Foods Inc., Ovid, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,338 pounds of cured pork products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists. The cured pork back items were imported on Nov. 17, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] Combo bin containing GRAS DE DOS DE PORC SALE sel ajoute CURED PORK FATBACK salt added PRODUCT IF U.S.A./PRODUIT DES E.U.A. with a packaging date of Nov. 30, 2015, and package code 306. 50-lb. boxes of CURED PORK FATBACK PRODUCT OF THE U.S.A with a packaging date of Nov. 27, 2015. The products subject to recall bear establishment number Est. 17978 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to a warehouse and retail locations in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Canada. The problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance activities of imported products. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. 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. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Consumers and media with questions about the recall can contact Angelo Gaetano, Owner, at (607) 869-9939. 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

Not specified

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Dec 18, 2015
  2. Published
    Dec 18, 2015
Recall number
147-2015
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US