Massachusetts Firm Recalls Frozen Turkey Corn Dogs Due to Undeclared
Allergen
August 16, 2007—Denver
—Ian’s Natural Foods, a Revere, Mass.,
establishment, is
voluntarily recalling approximately 12,900 pounds of frozen
turkey
products because they may contain nonfat milk, a known
allergen, which
is not stated on the label. Individuals with an allergy or sensitivity to milk could
experience an
allergic reaction if they consume this product. State health
officials
urged consumers who have purchased the product and who are
allergic or
sensitive to milk not to eat the product and discard any
that remains. The recalled product includes 8-oz. boxes of “Ian’s Popcorn
Turkey
Corn Dogs, Crispy Batter Dipped Turkey Dogs.” Each box
contains the
establishment number “P-19011” inside the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s mark of inspection as well as packaging codes
of
“07099,” “07114,” “07120” or “07173.”
The popcorn turkey corn dogs were produced on various dates
between
April 9 and June 22, 2007, and were distributed to the
following
Colorado locations:
- Arvada - Vitamin Cottage - 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd.
- Aurora - Naturally Organics - 5470 S. Parker Rd.
- Aspen - Mountain Naturals - 316 Aspen Airport Business
Center
- Aurora - Advantage Natural - 3282 S. Quintero St.
- Boulder - Lucky’s Market and Deli - 3960 Broadway
- Boulder - Whole Foods Market - 2905 Pearl St.
- Colorado Springs - Whole Foods Market - 7635 N. Academy
Blvd.
- Colorado Springs - Mountain Mama Natural Foods - 1625 W.
Uintah
St.
- Denver - Whole Foods Market - 7400 E. Hampden Ave.
- Denver - Whole Foods Market - 2375 E. 1st Ave.
- Denver - Sunflower Market - 4700 W. 38th Ave.
- Englewood - Vitamin Cottage - 9600 E. Arapahoe Rd.
- Fort Collins - Whole Foods Market - 2201 S. College Ave.
- Grand Junction - Vitamin Cottage - 2464 U.S. Highways 6 &
50
- Highlands Ranch - Sunflower Market - 1980 E. County Line
Rd.
- Highlands Ranch - Whole Foods Market - 9366 S. Colorado
Blvd.
- Lakewood - Whole Foods Market - 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd.
- Vail - Nature’s Providers - 130 Chapel Pl.
Michelle Motsinger, program manager with the Colorado
Department of
Public Health and Environment’s Consumer Protection
Division, said,
“The problem was discovered by the firm after receiving
consumer
complaints. No reports of illness due to consumption of
these products
have been received. Anyone concerned about an allergic
reaction should
contact a physician.” Media with questions about the recall should contact Ian’s
Natural
Foods’ representative Lauren Wasserman at 617-939-8435.
Consumers with
questions about the recall should contact the company’s vice
president
of marketing, Jeff Canner, at 978-989-0601. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the
Food Safety
and Inspection Service virtual representative available 24
hours a day,
at AskKaren.gov . The toll-free U.S. Department of
Agriculture 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.
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