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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·029-2020·Announced 2020-12-19

Perfect Pasta Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Lacking Federal Inspection

Perfect Pasta Inc. is recalling frozen meat and poultry products produced without federal inspection. No adverse reactions have been reported.

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 explicitly classifies the recall as 'Class I' and 'High - Class I'. Per the rubric, USDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), regardless of the lack of reported illnesses.

Plain-English summary

Perfect Pasta Inc., an establishment in Addison, Illinois, is recalling an undetermined amount of heat-treated, not shelf-stable frozen meat and poultry products. These items were produced between December 2018 and December 2020 and bear the establishment number “Est. 19829/P-19829” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were distributed and sold nationwide.

The recall was initiated after a U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) investigation determined that the firm was portioning and repackaging amenable products in a secondary location without the benefit of federal inspection. Although the repackaging facility operates under a USDA Grant of Inspection for Est. 19829/P-19829, the specific products subject to the recall were not inspected during this process.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the 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. FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in consumers' freezers.

The recalled product

Product
Perfect Pasta Inc. Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Category
Food — Frozen Meat and Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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