PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for various ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold throughout Virginia and North Carolina.
According to FSIS, the impacted products were illegally imported from the Philippines and were shipped to restaurant and retail locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.
Affected products, regardless of production date, can be found below:
- 150-g. can of “Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF.”
- 175-g. can of “Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF.”
- 260-g. can of “Argentina BRAND CORNED BEEF.”
- 150-g. can of “PUREFOODS CORNED BEEF.”
- 210-g. can of “PUREFOODS CORNED BEEF.”
- 150-g. can of “CHUNKEE CORNED BEEF.”
- 190-g. can of “CHUNKEE CORNED BEEF.”
- 7.43-oz. jar of “Lady’s Choice Chicken Spread.”
Currently, there have been no reports of illness or adverse reactions due to the consumption of the products.
The FSIS issued a statement regarding the public health alert, which can be read in part below:
Retailers who have purchased the products are urged not to sell them. Consumers and restaurants who have purchased these products are urged not to consume or serve them. Consumers are asked to double bag the product when discarding it to reduce the possibility of animals accessing the product because USDA cannot confirm whether the products were properly heated to control pathogens of concern to domestic livestock and poultry.
FSIS
For more information on the public health alert, contact John Ducar, Owner, Redsealuxury, LLC, by phone at 646-669-4020 or through email at johnny@redsealux.com.
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