Morris Meat Packing of Maywood, Illinois is recalling about 515,000 pounds of various raw, intact pork products because they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and produced outside of inspection hours. No confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products has been received to date.
These Morris Meat Packing pork items were produced on Saturdays from November 25, 2017 to November 9, 2019. You can see all of these recalled foods at the USDA web site through a spreadsheet. These products have the establishment number “EST. 18267” inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Illinois.
The problem was discover when FSIS received an anonymous tip that the firm was producing products without inspection. Some of the recalled products include Fresh Pork Saddles with Skin, Fresh Pork Loin, Fresh Pork Back Ribs, Fresh Pork Bacon, Fresh Pork Rib Bellies, Fresh Pork Spare Ribs, Fresh Pork Tail Fresh, and Fresh Pork Ears, among others.
FSIS is concerned that some of these products may be in consumers’ home freezers. Check your freezer carefully to see if you have any of these recalled raw pork items. If you do, through them away in a secure garbage can, or take them back to the place of purchase for a full refund.
FSIS is conducting retail effectiveness checks to ensure that the recalling firm is notifying its customers about this recall. They are also making sure that none of these pork products is available to consumers. If a retail distribution list is available, it will be posted at the FSIS web site.
