California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection

EDITOR'S NOTE: FSIS has updated the recall release issued on Feb. 8, 2014 to reflect that beef products associated with recall 13 were shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Washington. FSIS continues to update the distribution list at the link below.

 

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2014 Rancho Feeding Corporation,a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds, because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the productsare adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The following Rancho Feeding Corporation products are subject to recall:

• "Beef Carcasses” (wholesale and custom sales only)

• 2 per box "Beef (Market) Heads" (retail only)

• 4-gallons per box "Beef Blood" (wholesale only)

• 20-lb. boxes of iBeef Oxtail”

• 30-lb. boxes of iBeef Cheeks”

• 30-lb. boxes of " Beef Lips"

• 30-lb. boxes of "Beef Omasum"

• 30-lb. boxes of "Beef Tripas"

• 30-lb. boxes of "Mountain Oysters"

• 30-lb. boxes of "Sweet Breads”

• 30- and 60-lb. boxes of iBeef Liver”

• 30- and 60-lb. boxes of iBeef Tripe”

• 30- and 60-lb. boxes of iBeef Tongue”

• 30- and 60-lb. boxes of "Veal Cuts"

• 40-lb. boxes of "Veal Bones"

• 50-lb. boxes of iBeef Feet”

• 50-lb. boxes of iBeef Hearts”

• 60-lb. boxes of "Veal Trim"

 

Beef carcasses and boxes bear the establishment number "EST. 527" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Each box bears the case code number ending in i3” or i4.” The products were produced Jan. 1, 2013 through Jan. 7, 2014 and shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

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 at: www.fsis.usda.gov/Recalls.

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.