BaLe Meat Processing and Wholesale, Inc., in Illinois, is recalling about 13,200 pounds of raw and ready-to-eat pork products because they contain wheat, one of the major food allergens, that is not declared on the label. Pictures of all of the labels are on a separate document.
Product details:
- BaLe “Cha Bi (Skin Pork Patty Roll)”
- BaLe “Cha Lua (Steamed Pork Patty Roll)”
- BaLe “Cha Chien (Fried Pork Patty Roll)”
- BaLe “Cha Hue (Spicy Pork Patty Roll)”
- BaLe “Cha Lua La Chuoi (Steamed Pork Roll Wrapped in Banana Leaves)”
- BaLe “Cha Lua (Raw Pork Roll finished product)”
- Sold in various vacuum-sealed package sizes including:
- 0.42 pound pieces shipped in 42 pound cases
- 0.84 pound pieces shipped in 42-pound cases
- 1.87 pound pieces shipped in 56-pound cases
- 5-pound pieces shipped in 30-pound cases
- Establishment number “EST. 18442” inside the USDA mark of inspection
- Shipped to retail locations in:
- Oakland, California
- Denver, Colorado
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dorchester, Massachusetts
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wheat is an ingredient in the baking powder used to make the products and wasn’t put on the final label. The company switched to a new ingredient supplier in September 2010. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
For questions, call company secretary Tim Nguyen at 1-773-612-9543.
