USDA FSIS recall
Blount Fine Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Soup Product due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
USDA FSIS classification.
FSIS recorded this notice as closed in 2019.
Summary
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2019 Blount Fine Foods, a Fall River, Mass. S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The institutional, frozen Chicken & Poblano Pepper Soup items, which were labeled incorrectly as Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup, were produced on Jan. 24, 2019.
The following product is subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 8-lb. cases containing 2 bags of HOMESTYLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP with a USE BY 01242020 LOT 01242019 28A lot code. The plastic bags inside the case are labeled as Chicken & Poblano Pepper Soup but do not identify a list of ingredients. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. P-19449A inside the USDA mark of inspection.
These items were shipped to restaurant distributor locations nationwide. The problem was discovered when the firm received a consumer complaint. There have been 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 is concerned that some product may be in consumers or restaurants refrigerators or freezers.
Consumers or restaurants who have purchased these products are urged not to consume or serve them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall and that actions are being taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. gov/recalls .
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Reason
Misbranding; Unreported Allergens
Products involved
Product descriptions are copied from the official FSIS notice.
8-lb. cases containing 2 bags of “HOMESTYLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP” with a “USE BY 01242020 LOT 01242019 28A” lot code. The plastic bags inside the case are labeled as “Chicken & Poblano Pepper Soup” but do not identify a list of ingredients.
Associated establishments
These USDA FSIS recall records are associated with this establishment because the official notice named a matching USDA establishment number. That does not by itself mean this plant caused the recall.
Fall River, Massachusetts (Massachusetts)
M19449A, P19449A
Distribution and firm information
Recalling firm named by FSIS: Blount Fine Foods
Quantity recovered: 8 pounds
Source
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), FSIS Recall API.
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