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| Iowa Firm Recalls Frankfurters Due To Possible Underprocessing |
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| Recall Release |
CLASS I RECALL |
| FSIS-RC-004-2007 |
HEALTH RISK: HIGH |
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Amanda Eamich
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2007 - Agriprocessors, Inc., a Postville, Iowa, establishment,
is voluntarily recalling approximately 2,700 pounds of frankfurters due to possible underprocessing,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following products are subject to recall:
- Two-pound vacuum-packed packages of "SUPREME KOSHER, FAMILY PACK CLASSIC FRANKFURTERS MADE WITH BEEF & CHICKEN."
- One-pound vacuum-packed packages of "SUPREME KOSHER, CLASSIC FRANKFURTERS MADE WITH BEEF & CHICKEN."
Each label bears the establishment number, "EST. 4653A" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The labels
also bear the Use-by date "March 16, 07."
The frankfurters were produced on November 15, 2006 and were shipped to retail establishments and
institutions in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The problem was discovered by an Agriprocessors, Inc., employee. FSIS has received no reports of
illnesses from consumption of these products.
Media with questions about the recall should call company Technical Services Director William Kiernan at
(563) 864-7811 Ext. 2915. Consumers with questions about the recall should call company Sales Manager
Mark Halbe at (563) 864-6114.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available
24 hours a day at https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920140924/http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/
Ask_Karen/index.asp#Question.
The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English
and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded
food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
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Last Modified: January 23, 2007 |
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USDA Recall Classifications
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| Class I |
This is a health hazard situation
where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
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| Class II |
This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
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| Class III |
This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.
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