RELATED: If You Bought This at Kroger, Throw It Away Immediately, FDA Warns. On Sept. 28, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Espi’s Sausage and Tocino Co. is recalling approximately 2,048 pounds of its hot dogs.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The frozen ready-to-eat chicken and pork hot dogs come in 12-oz. vacuum-packed plastic packages labeled “Argentina Mighty Meaty Chicken and Pork Hotdog Jumbo.” The hot dogs affected by the recall are also marked with establishment number EST. P-17524 and a sell-by date of May 15, 2022, written as “051922.” For the latest recall news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. The hot dogs were pulled from the market after a third-party lab confirmed that the products had come into contact with a surface that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. This information was subsequently revealed to the FSIS while the authority was reviewing the company’s records. Listeriosis, an infection caused by Listeria bacteria, can cause health issues including balance problems, confusion, convulsions, fever, headache, muscle aches, and neck stiffness, in addition to gastrointestinal symptoms. In pregnant people, the condition can cause premature birth, miscarriage, or stillbirth, and it may prove fatal for some individuals, particularly older adults and the immunocompromised. At the time the recall was announced, there had been no confirmed reports of the recalled products causing illness, thankfully. If you purchased the affected hot dogs, don’t eat them. Instead, return them to the store from which they were purchased or throw them away. If you have eaten the recalled hot dogs and think you’re experiencing symptoms related to their consumption, contact a healthcare professional immediately. Those with questions about the recall should contact Espi’s Sausage and Tocino Co.’s plant manager, Ester Somintac, at (206) 722-3365 or [email protected] RELATED: If You Have Any of These Nuts in Your Pantry, Throw Them Out Now, FDA Says.
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On May 1, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of approximately 972 pounds of pork chops. The products in question, which were sold in packages weighing between 10 and 41 pounds, came from New York-based Hempstead Foodservice. The affected meat was produced between April 6 and April 30, 2021, and can be identified by establishment number EST. 47142 inside the USDA inspection mark on the packaging. And for the latest health and safety news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. The Hempstead Foodservice pork chops were pulled from the market after it was discovered that they contain hydrolyzed soy protein that is not disclosed on the product’s ingredients list.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Soy is considered one of the “big 8” allergens, a group of the most-common allergens that also includes milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, and wheat, as identified by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA-passed Food Allergen Label and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) requires food manufacturers to adequately disclose the presence or potential presence of any of the aforementioned allergens in the majority of packaged food products, something that wasn’t done for the recalled pork chops. And for another potential health risk looming in your pantry, If You Bought These Popular Chips, the FDA Says Throw Them Away. If you have the affected pork chops at your home or your place of business, the USDA recommends that you neither consume them personally nor serve them to others. “These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase,” the recall notice states. As of the recall date, there had been no reports of injury or illness related to the consumption of the Hempstead Foodservice products. However, the USDA recommends that anyone who is concerned that the products may have affected their health contact a medical provider. If you have questions regarding the recall, you can also contact Hempstead Foodservice owner Edgar Puello at (516) 385-1212 or [email protected] And if you want to protect your health, The CDC Is Warning You Not to Eat Anything Made by This Company. The pork industry isn’t exactly having a banner year, with multiple pork products being recalled in the first four months of 2021 alone. On Jan. 21, the USDA announced that approximately 4,200 pounds of Bob Evans pork-based Italian sausage had been pulled from the market due to potential contamination with pieces of blue rubber. On Feb. 19, the USDA issued a recall notice for approximately 30,081 pounds of pork pâté produced by Monique Ranou due to a lack of adequate inspection in the U.S. prior to distribution. And on April 15, the USDA also announced the recall of approximately 6,804 pounds of ready-to-eat ham from the Celebrity company due to salmonella contamination concerns. And for more health and safety risks in your kitchen, If You’re Using This to Make Coffee, Stop Immediately, Experts Warn.
