The USDA is announcing that Victory Kitchens in Ontario, Canada is recalling 4,672 pounds of chicken noodle soup products that contain chicken from a country that is not eligible to export to the United States. The ingredients were sourced from Thailand, and formulated using poultry that was not produced under equivalent inspection.
The recalled item is boxes of “Chicken Noodle Soup” with product code VK-HALCHX (four units per box). The products have the establishment number “I-422” inside the USDA FSIS mark of inspection on the outside box and the establishment number “Est. 711” inside the CFIA mark of inspection on the immediate container. They were exported to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and were not distributed in the US.
This shipment was refused entry by FSIS. No reports of illness have been received to date.