NuVue Foods Recalls Burrito Products due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

Summary

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2018 NuVue Foods, a Hamtramck, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 268 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken burrito products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain egg, a known allergen, which was not declared on the product label. The RTE chicken burrito items were produced on October 31, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Label (PDF only)] 6-oz. individually wrapped packages of 18th Street Deli Chicken Burrito bearing expiration dates of EXP 11/12/18 and EXP 11/14/2018. The products subject to recall bear establishment number P-22061, inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations, specifically vending machines, in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. The problem was discovered on November 9, 2018 after the firm received a consumer complaint. The establishment produced 18th Street Deli Farmers Burritos, containing eggs, which were mistakenly labeled as 18th Street Deli Chicken Burrito. 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 refrigerators. 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 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. When available, the retail distribution lists will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls . Consumers and members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Mike Weber, Food Safety Quality Regulatory Manager with NuVue Foods, at 1-800-498-3354 or qa@nuvuefoods.com . 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 6 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

Misbranding; Unreported Allergens

• NuVue Foods

  Hamtramck, Michigan (Michigan)

  M22061, P22061

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