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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·017-2020·Announced 2020-07-28

Jamaican Tastee Patties Recalls Meat and Poultry Products Lacking Federal Inspection

Jamaican Tastee Patties, LLC is recalling approximately 60,457 pounds of beef and chicken patty products that were repackaged and relabeled without 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, USDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Jamaican Tastee Patties, LLC, a Miami, Florida firm, is recalling approximately 60,457 pounds of meat and poultry patty products. The recall involves baked and unbaked, frozen beef and chicken patty items produced between September 2018 and July 2020. The specific products include various 18-oz. boxes and 112-oz. cases of Jerk Chicken, Spicy Beef, Curry Chicken, and Mild Beef turnovers.

The recall was initiated because the firm repackaged, relabeled, and redistributed the products without the benefit of federal inspection. Additionally, the firm applied the mark of inspection of another federal establishment without proper authorization. The products bear establishment number “EST. 2390” or “P-2390” inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to retail and restaurant locations in Florida.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to 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 that have purchased these products should not serve them.

The recalled product

Product
Jamaican Tastee Patties, LLC Recalls Meat and Poultry Patty Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
Category
Food — Frozen Meat and Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

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