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USDA: Good Food Concepts recalls 12,566 pounds of beef, pork, and poultry products

WASHINGTON, 2015-10-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Good Food Concepts, a Colorado Springs, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 12,566 pounds of beef, pork, and poultry products that were produced without a fully implemented Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan. These products are also misbranded and contain sodium nitrite, which is not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The beef, pork, and poultry items were produced on various dates between October 16, 2014 and October 16, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF Only)]

  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SMOKED BACON.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BACON ENDS.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SMOKED PIT HAM.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKE HAM BUTT PORTION BI.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK HAM BUTT PORTION BI.”
  • Various sized containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKED HAM SHANK PORTION BI.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK HAM STEAK.”
  • Various sized packages containing “PORK PEEPA’S HAM BNLS.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKE HAM DICED.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKE HAM GROUND 1#.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKED HAM SHANKS SLICED.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PEPPERONI SLICE.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT GENOA CLASSIC.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BEEF PASTRAMI.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BOLOGNA SLICE.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PEPPERONI.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT HAM STEAK COUNTRY STYLE.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT HAM DELI SLICED.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT CANADIAN BACON.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BOLOGNA 1#.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK LIVERWURST WESTPHALIAN.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOOD DIRECT PORK LIVERWURST PISTACHIO DELI STYLE.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT TURKEY BREAST NATURAL SMOKED, SLICED.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT ROASTED DELI TURKEY.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BRISTOL BEER BRATWURST.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT POLISH SAUSAGE PORK.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SAUSAGE PORK BANGERS.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT ANDOUILLE.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT LINGUISA.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKED GERMAN BRATWURST.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT GERMAN BRATWURST.”
  • Various sized packages “RANCH FOODS DIRECT KOLBASA RING.”
  • 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT 8/1 HOT DOGS.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SAUSAGE BEEF HOT DOG FOOT LONG 5/1.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT VEAL BRATS.”
  • Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT CORNED BEEF BRISKET.”

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 27316” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Colorado and New Mexico.

The problem was discovered by FSIS during a food safety assessment at the establishment.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Nikowa Neill, Administrative Support, at (719) 377-7514. Media with questions about the recall can contact Eryn Taylor, Marketing, at (720) 259-2488.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. 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. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.

USDA Recall Classifications
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.
Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.

Congressional and Public Affairs
Katherine Scheidt
(202) 720-9113

SOURCE: FSIS

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