Ala. company recalls various giblet products
| Monday, March 17, 2008 |
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Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is alerting Georgians to the recall of various giblet products.
Cagle’s Inc., Collinsville, Alabama, is recalling approximately 943,000 pounds of various fresh and frozen poultry giblets and fresh carcasses with giblets inserted. The products were distributed to institutions and restaurants nationwide.
The following products are subject to recall:
• 13-lb. bulk packages of “Cagle’s MRB BREADED GIZZARDS.” Each label bears a product code of “49113.”
• Bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKEN GIZZARDS.” Each label bears a product code of “61913,” “61914” or “61915.”
• 50-lb. bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKEN LIVERS.” Each label bears a product code of “62150.”
• Bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKEN LIVERS.” Each label bears a product code of “62921,” “62924” or “62931.”
• 13-lb. bulk packages of “OUR PREMIUM DELI PRE-BREADED CHICKEN LIVERS.” Each label bears a product code of “12210.”
• 13-lb. bulk packages of “OUR PREMIUM DELI PRE-BREADED CHICKEN GIZZARDS.” Each label bears a product code of “21210.”
• 40-lb. bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKEN HEARTS.” Each label bears a product code of “69934” or “69938.”
• 33-lb. bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKEN SKINLESS NECKS.” Each label bears a product code of “63191.”
• 33-lb. bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKEN SKINLESS NECKS.” Each label bears a product code of “63005.”
• Bulk packages of “Cagle’s FRYING CHICKENS WITH SKINLESS NECKS.” Each label bears a product code of “39003.”
Each shipping package bears the establishment number “P-548” inside the USDA mark of inspection. However these products were repackaged for consumer sale and will therefore not include the establishment’s number. The products were produced on various dates between Dec. 3, 2007 and March 12, 2008.
The products are being recalled because they are considered adulterated due to improper disposition of the giblets. The problem was discovered through USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection. In November 2007, the plant installed new evisceration sorting equipment which changed the previous practice of condemning all viscera. FSIS has been unable to confirm that the plant had properly sorted or disposed of viscera from condemned carcasses and therefore some of the inspected and passed products may have been commingled with viscera from condemned carcasses. FSIS has received no reports of illness at this time.
Media and consumers with questions about the recall should contact company the Executive Vice President Mark Ham at (404) 355-2820.
“Our sanitarians will be looking for these products during normal daily inspections to make sure they are removed from sale,” said Commissioner Irvin.
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