Rancho Feeding Recalls Uninspected Beef Products Due to Adulteration
Rancho Feeding Corporation is recalling approximately 8.7 million pounds of beef products because they were processed without full 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 metadata explicitly classifies this as a Class I recall, which corresponds to a Severe rating under the rubric for USDA Class I recalls involving adulterated products.
Plain-English summary
Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, California establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds of beef products. The recall includes various beef and veal items such as carcasses, heads, blood, oxtail, cheeks, lips, omasum, tripas, mountain oysters, sweet breads, liver, tripe, tongue, cuts, bones, feet, hearts, and trim. These products were produced between January 1, 2013, and January 7, 2014.
The recall was initiated because the company processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Consequently, the products are considered adulterated, unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human food. The affected products bear the establishment number "EST. 527" inside the USDA mark of inspection, and case code numbers ending in "3" or "4".
The products were shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. FSIS has received no reports of illness due to the consumption of these products. Consumers with questions can contact the plant's Quality Control manager, Scott Parks, at (707) 762-6651, or use the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854.
The recalled product
- Product
- California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection
- Category
- Food — Raw Meat
Distribution
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