Alabama Firm Recalls Poultry Giblets That May Be Adulterated
March
19, 2008—Denver—The Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment’s
Consumer Protection Division Wednesday advised Colorado
consumers that
Cagle’s Inc., a Collinsville, Ala., establishment, is
voluntarily
recalling approximately 943,000 pounds of various fresh and
frozen
poultry giblets and fresh carcasses with giblets. According
to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Service the
recalled product, including the giblets, may be unfit for
consumption.
No illnesses have been associated with recalled product at
this time. The following products in Colorado are subject to recall:
- 13-lb. bulk packages of “Our Premium Deli Pre-Breaded
Chicken
Livers.” Each label bears a product code of 12210.
- 13-lb. bulk packages of “Our Premium Deli Pre-Breaded
Chicken
Gizzards.” Each label bears a product code of 21210.
Each shipping package bears the establishment number P-548
inside the
USDA mark of inspection; however, these products were
repackaged for
consumer sale and will therefore not include the
establishment number.
The products were produced on various dates between Dec. 3,
2007, and
March 12, 2008.
According to a Cable’s Inc. company spokesperson, the two
recalled
products were exclusively distributed in Colorado to Safeway
stores. A
Safeway spokesperson said that all recalled product has been
pulled from
its stores statewide. If consumers have this product with
the indicated
product codes and production dates, they should return it to
the place
of purchase for a full refund.
The problem was discovered through USDA inspection. In
November 2007,
the plant installed new sorting equipment, which may have
resulted in
improper sorting of edible and inedible chicken parts.
Media and consumers with questions about the recall should
contact
Cagle’s Executive Vice President Mark Ham at 404-355-2820. Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the
Food
Safety Inspection Services 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 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Recorded
food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. For more information, the public may call Dan Rifkin at the
Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment at 303-692-3644.
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