Food Safety recall round-up 24-30 January
1.25m pounds of chicken affected in undeclared allergens withdrawal
27 January - USA: George’s Inc. is recalling 1.25 million pounds of frozen par-fried chicken tender products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
Products are formulated with wheat, a known allergen, which was not properly declared on the labels.
The problem was discovered during a label review by the company, which then contacted FSIS. It occurred due to isolated printer issues that caused some labels to print without selected ingredients and the issue has been corrected.
FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.
