McCain Foods USA, Inc. Recalls Pork Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

Summary

WASHINGTON, Feb.12, 2016 McCain Foods USA, Inc., a Lisle, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 25,215 pounds of bacon fritters that may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The potato, egg, cheese, and bacon fritters were produced on Nov. 11, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: 1,681 cases bearing a batch code 1001487402 containing four 3.75-lb. plastic vacuum-packed packages containing McCain EARLY RISERS Potato, Egg, Cheese & Bacon Fritters. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 18846 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to food service distributors in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas, Tennessee, and Utah. The problem was discovered after the firm received a consumer complaint and subsequently notified an in-plant FSIS inspector. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness 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 will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Dana Hastings at (630) 857-4329, media with questions about the recall can contact Amber Hensley at (417) 849-1970. 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 .

Reason

Product Contamination

• 1,681 cases bearing a batch code 1001487402 containing four 3.75-lb. plastic vacuum-packed packages containing “McCain EARLY RISERS Potato, Egg, Cheese & Bacon Fritters.”

• McCain Foods USA, Inc.

  Appleton, Wisconsin (Wisconsin)

  M18846, P18846

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