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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·005-2017·Announced 2017-01-14

Olymel Recalls Pork Rib Tips Produced Without Federal Inspection

Olymel S.E.C./L.P. is recalling pork rib tips shipped to Michigan restaurants because they were repacked and distributed without the benefit of federal inspection.

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, if the agency's own classification is USDA Class I, the score must be at least 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Olymel S.E.C./L.P., a Boucherville, Quebec, Canada establishment, is recalling approximately 1,124 pounds of pork rib tips. The recall involves 10-lb. and 30-lb. cardboard boxes of pork rib tips with packaging dates between January 10 and January 13, 2017. These products bear establishment number Est. 8951 inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The products were repacked and produced from January 10 to January 13, 2017, and were shipped to restaurants in Michigan. The issue was discovered on January 13, 2017, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) during routine monitoring. FSIS found that a shipment of pork spare ribs entered the United States from Canada on or about January 8, 2017, and was subsequently processed and repacked at a federal establishment without the required federal inspection.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
Olymel S.E.C./L.P. Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Category
Food — Raw Pork
Hazard

Distribution

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