Holiday Foods of Hollywood, Fla. is recalling approximately 1,819 pounds of beef, chicken and pork products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, peanuts. There have been no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products but consumers with allergies to peanuts should not eat these products as they risk severe or life-threatening reaction if they do.
Holiday Foods was notified by its spice supplier that the cumin in a spice mix used to formulate the products may have been contaminated with peanuts.
The recalled products include Holiday Foods “Peruvian Brand Marinated Beef for Brochett on a Specialty Bamboo Skewer 4801804” sold if 5 corrugated brown packages with case code YX43242; weighing 4.4-lbs each; and containing 100 pieces; Chicken Taquitos: Chicken Breast w/Rib Meat, Salsa and Cheese Wrapped in a Tortilla 4801273” sold in 50 corrugated brown packages with case code YX42172; weighing 5-lbs each; and containing 100 pieces; “Mango Chutney Chicken Samosa 4802693″ sold in 55 corrugated brown packages with case codes YX43023 and YX43423; weighing 4.4-lbs each; and containing 100 pieces; and “Beef (Tenderloin & Short Rib) and Manchego Cheese Empanada 4802622” sold in 232 corrugated brown packages with case codes YX43283, YX42753 and YX42613; weighing 5.625-lbs each; and containing 100 pieces.
The recalled products all bear the establishment number “EST. 18074” inside the USDA mark of inspection and were produced between August 5 and December 8, 2014. They were shipped to wholesale distributors in Illinois, Indiana, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Texas.
