California Firm Recalls Various Meat Products Produced Without The Benefit Of Full Inspection

EDITOR'S NOTE: This release is being reissued to reflect additional products.

 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2014 Rancho Feeding Corporation,a Petaluma, Calif., establishment, is expanding its recall to include an additional 420 pounds of product that was produced without the benefit of full federal inspection, making it unfit for human food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products being recalled today are in addition to the approximately 41,683 pounds of various meat products that were recalled on Jan 13, 2014.

Products can be identified by the following brand names and bear the establishment number iEST. 527” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection.

The product subject to today's expansion of the recall includes:

• 30-lb. boxes of iBook Tripe”

The following Rancho Feeding Corporation products are subject to the recall announced on Jan. 13, 2014:

• iBeef Carcasses”
• 50-lb. boxes of iBeef Feet”
• 20-lb. boxes of iBeef Oxtail”
• 50-lb. boxes of iBeef Hearts”
• 60 and 30-lb. boxes of iBeef Liver”
• 30-lb. boxes of iBeef Cheeks”
• 60-lb. boxes of iBeef Tripe”
• 30-lb. boxes of iBeef Tongue”

All products bear the establishment number "EST. 527" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each box bears the case code number iON9O4.” The products were produced Jan. 8, 2014, and shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California.

The problem was discovered as a result of an ongoing investigation. FSIS believes the company produced product without full ante-mortem inspection as per federal regulations.

FSIS has received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

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

Consumers and members of the media who have questions about the recall can contact the plant's Quality Control manager, Scott Parks, at (707) 762-6651.

Consumers with food safety questions can iAsk Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at 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 10 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.