Rica Sula Tajaditas Chicharron is being recalled for ineligibility. This product comes from Honduras, a country that is not eligible to export pork products to the United States. No confirmed reports of any adverse reactions due to the consumption of this product has been reported to the company or the USDA to date. The recalling firm is Capitology LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina. About 4,679 pounds of pork chicharrones products are included in this recall. The products are recalled regardless of the production date. The recalled product is 5.3 ounce foil pouch packages that contain Rica Sula TAJADITAS con CHICHARRON Platanos Con Chicharron. This product does not have an establishment number or a USDA mark of inspection. It was shipped to retail locations in these states: … [Read more...]
Golden Spoon Hot Pot Fish Chips Recalled For Ineligibility
Golden Spoon Hot Pot Fish Chips is being recalled because it was imported from a country that is not eligible to export the products to the United States. Super World Trading of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling about 26,270 pounds of ready to eat imported siluriformes (catfish) products. This product was imported from China, a country that is ineligible to export processed or ready-to-eat (RTE) siluriformes products to the United States. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions received by the company to date due to the consumption of this product. The recalled product is Golden Spoon Hot Pot Fish Chips that is packaged in a 4.23 ounce (120 gram) plastic tray. All product dates of this item are recalled. The product does not have an establishment number or a USDA mark … [Read more...]
USDA Stops Imports of Brazilian Beef
The USDA is halting imports of Brazilian beef, according to a press release from that government agency. There are "recurring concerns about the safety of the products intended for the American market," according to the release. Brazil is one of the world's largest beef importers, and is the fifth largest beef supplier to the United States. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) personnel have been inspecting all, or 100%, of meat products imported from Brazil into the United States since this spring. FSIS has refused about 11% of those imports; that number is much higher than the typical rejection rate of 1% of all food shipments from the rest of the world. FSIS has refused entry to 106 lots, about 1.9 million pounds, of Brazilian beef products for public health … [Read more...]
