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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateUSDA FSIS·034-2014·Announced 2014-06-11

Missouri Firm Recalls Beef Products for Potential Specified Risk Material Presence

Fruitland American Meat is recalling approximately 4,012 pounds of fresh beef products because dorsal root ganglia may not have been completely removed.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II (USDA Class II equivalent) with no reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Fruitland American Meat, a Jackson, Missouri establishment, is recalling approximately 4,012 pounds of fresh beef products. The recall involves 40-lb. cases of bone-in "Rain Crow Ranch Ribeye" and quartered beef carcasses stamped with establishment number EST. 2316. These products were produced and packaged between September 2013 and April 2014.

The recall was initiated because the dorsal root ganglia may not have been completely removed from cattle 30 months of age and older, which is not compliant with agency regulations. Dorsal root ganglia are considered specified risk materials (SRMs) that may contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). FSIS prohibits SRMs from use as human food to minimize potential human exposure to the BSE agent. The issue was discovered during a review of company slaughter logs and may have resulted from how employees recorded information and determined cattle age.

The bone-in ribeye roasts were distributed to a restaurant in New York, NY, and a Whole Foods distribution center in Connecticut. The quartered carcasses were distributed to an FSIS-inspected establishment in Missouri and a restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. All products would have been processed into smaller cuts with no identifying consumer packaging. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

The recalled product

Product
Missouri Firm Recalls Ribeye and Carcass Products That May Contain Specified Risk Materials
Category
Food — Raw Beef
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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