USDA FSIS recall
Maryland Firm Recalls Fresh, Raw Chicken Products Due To Possible Processing Flaw
USDA FSIS classification.
FSIS recorded this notice as closed in 2014.
Summary
WASHINGTON, Sept. S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to the recall include: 80-lb. 5-lb. ice-packed, sealed packages of iCOOKIN' GOOD WHOLE YOUNG CHICKENS” with giblets and necks. The products were produced Sept.
3, 2014 and then shipped to a New York distributor for re-sale and foodservice use in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The packages bear the establishment number iP-764” on the box. The company discovered the problem when a plant employee checking whole bird temperatures noticed variations in the product.
Upon further investigation it was found that a plant worker turned the wrong water valve, using potable water instead of chill water in the system's chiller. The company notified FSIS of the incident. Product found in the firm's warehouse was destroyed. However nine cases inadvertently shipped into commerce. 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. 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 with questions about the recall may contact Perdue Consumer Affairs at 800-4Perdue (800-473-7383).
Media with questions about the recall may contact Joe Forsthoffer at (410) 341- 2556. gov . m. m. ET. m. m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
Reason
Processing Defect
Products involved
Product descriptions are copied from the official FSIS notice.
80-lb. cardboard boxes, containing approximately 28, 2.5-lb. ice-packed, sealed packages of “COOKIN’ GOOD WHOLE YOUNG CHICKENS” with giblets and necks.
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.
Salisbury, Maryland (Maryland)
P764
Distribution and firm information
Recalling firm named by FSIS: Perdue Foods, LLC
Distribution reported by FSIS: Connecticut; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania
Quantity recovered: 0 pounds
Source
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), FSIS Recall API.
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