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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·004-2024·Announced 2024-02-02

Macgregors Recalls Frozen Ready-to-Eat Pork Products for Import Violation

Macgregors Meat and Seafood Ltd is recalling approximately 2,745 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat pork products that were imported into the U.S. without required reinspection.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'Class I' and 'High - Class I'. According to the rubric, USDA Class I recalls are classified as Severe (Score 4), regardless of the absence of reported illnesses.

Plain-English summary

Macgregors Meat and Seafood Ltd, a Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada establishment, is recalling approximately 2,745 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat pork products. The recall involves 1.5-lb. cartons of "44TH Street Slow Cooked BABY BACK RIBS MAPLEWOOD SMOKED SAUCE" and "44TH Street Glazed, Slow Cooked BABY BACK RIBS HONEY GARLIC SAUCE." These products bear Canadian establishment number 566 and specific Julian dates and use-by dates as detailed in the recall notice.

The recall was initiated because the products were not presented for U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) import reinspection. The affected items were shipped to retail locations and restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. FSIS has not received any confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Restaurants are urged not to serve these products. FSIS is conducting recall effectiveness checks to verify that the product is no longer available to consumers.

The recalled product

Product
Macgregors Meat and Seafood Ltd Recalls Frozen Ready-To-Eat Pork Products Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection
Category
Food — Pork
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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