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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·018-2020·Announced 2020-07-30

JBS Recalls Raw Boneless Beef Products Distributed Without Import Re-inspection

JBS Food Canada ULC is recalling approximately 38,406 pounds of raw boneless beef head meat products that were imported into the United States without undergoing required FSIS import re-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'. Per the rubric, if the agency's own classification is USDA Class I, the score must be at least 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

JBS Food Canada ULC, a Brooks, Alberta, Canada establishment, is recalling approximately 38,406 pounds of boneless beef head meat products. The raw, frozen items were imported on July 13, 2020, and subsequently processed by another company into ground beef products. The specific products subject to recall are 80-lb. boxes containing eight, 10-lb. chubs of “BALTER MEAT COMPANY 73/27 GROUND BEEF” with specific use-by dates and lot codes.

The recall was initiated after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) determined through routine surveillance that the product had bypassed FSIS import re-inspection. The products bear establishment number “EST. 11126” inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to distribution centers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina for further distribution to retail locations.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. 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.

The recalled product

Product
JBS Food Canada ULC Recalls Raw Boneless Beef Products Distributed without Benefit of Import Re-inspection
Brand
Balter Meat Company
Manufacturer
Balter Meat Company
Category
Food — Raw Meat
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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