food safety recall round-up 1-7 July 2016
Metal in ConAgra Foods products
USA: ConAgra Foods is recalling almost 4,000 pounds of frozen chicken and beef entrée products that may be contaminated with metal.
Metal fragments range in size between 2 and 9mm in diameter, and are curled, malleable and shiny.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) said the metal fragments may be embedded in the sauce within the frozen entrée products.
Frozen chicken and beef entrée items were produced on June 13 and 22 and shipped to distributors and retail in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The problem was discovered July 1, when an employee observed metal fragments while dispensing sugar from a supplier for sauce formulation during processing. The resulting sauce is a component in the frozen entrée products.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries.
Affected products are 22-oz. plastic bagged meal packages of “P.F. Chang’s Home Menu Brand Signature Spicy Chicken” with “Use By” date of 6/8/17 and case code 5006616500 and 22-oz. plastic bagged meal packages of “P.F. Chang’s Home Menu Brand Mongolian Style Beef” with “Use By” date of 6/17/17 and case code 5006617400.
