Missouri Firm Recalls Pork Products Due To Undeclared Allergens

Date of Recall
2004-05-03

Recall Details
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2004 - Excel Case Ready Meats, a Marshall, Mo., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 54,000 pounds of vacuum packaged garlic and herb flavored pork products due to an undeclared allergen (nonfat dry milk), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products being recalled are:
  • 12 oz. vacuum packages of "EXCEL’S TENDER CHOICE, GARLIC & HERB Pork Loin Chop, COATED WITH A SEASONING BLEND." Each package bears the establishment number, "85M," inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case contains 6 pouches of product and bears the code "810001."
  • Various weight packages of "EXCEL’S TENDER CHOICE, GARLIC & HERB Pork Tenderloin, COATED WITH A SEASONING BLEND." Each package bears the establishment number, "85M," inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case contains 4 pouches of product and bears the code "810003."
  • Various weight packages of "EXCEL’S TENDER CHOICE, GARLIC & HERB Pork Loin Fillet, COATED WITH A SEASONING BLEND." Each package bears the establishment number, "85M," inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case contains 4 pouches of product and bears the code "810005."
  • Various weight packages of "EXCEL’S TENDER CHOICE, GARLIC & HERB Pork Ham Roast, COATED WITH A SEASONING BLEND." Each package bears the establishment number, "85M," inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case contains 4 pouches of product and bears the code "810006."
  • 12 oz. vacuum packages of "Sterling Silver, PREMIUM MEATS, GARLIC AND HERB BONELESS PORK LOIN CHOP, COATED WITH A SEASONING BLEND." Each package bears the establishment number, "85M," inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case of this product contains 6 pouches of product and bears the code "810021."
  • Various weight packages of "Sterling Silver, PREMIUM MEATS, GARLIC AND HERB PORK LOIN FILET, COATED WITH A SEASONING BLEND." Each package bears the establishment number, "85M," inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each case of this product contains 4 pouches of product and bears the code "810020."

FOOD ALLERGIES
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
1-888-MPHotline or visit www.fsis.usda.gov

Consumers who have a food allergy or severe food sensitivity should always read ingredient labels. In restaurants they should ask whether an allergy-causing ingredient is in the food.

A food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a certain food, usually within minutes after the food has been consumed.

Symptoms may include throat swelling, breathing trouble or a rash.

Strictly avoiding the allergy-causing food is the only absolute way to avoid a reaction.

Several foods account for 90% of allergic reactions. They include peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc.), fish, shellfish, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat.

Persons who have a severe, life-threatening food allergy should always carry, and know how to administer, prescription epinephrine.
The products subject to recall are stamped with "USE BY/FREEZE BY" dates between
October 9, 2003 and June 25, 2004. They were produced between September 11, 2003 and May 28, 2004 and were distributed nationwide.

The problem was discovered by the company.

FSIS has received no reports of allergic reactions associated with consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an allergic reaction should contact a physician.

Media with questions about the recall should contact Mark Klein, company director of communications, at 952-742-6211.

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