Goodman Recalls Fully Cooked Ground Beef Due to Plastic Contamination
Goodman Food Products is recalling approximately 34,400 pounds of fully cooked ground beef products due to possible contamination with hard, white plastic.
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, despite the absence of reported injuries.
Plain-English summary
Goodman Food Products, Texas, Inc., is recalling approximately 34,400 pounds of fully cooked ground beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically hard, white plastic. The affected products are frozen, fully cooked ground beef patty and crumble items produced on August 2, 2017. The specific products subject to recall are 40-lb. cases of Don Lee Farms FULLY COOKED BEEF PATTY CRUMBLES and 40-lb. cases of Don Lee Farms FULLY COOKED HOMESTYLE BEEF PATTY, both bearing lot code 5886A7214 and a 'Best if used within' date of August 2, 2018.
The problem was discovered after the company and USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Services received consumer complaints about hard, white plastic material found in the products. These items were purchased by USDA Foods for the National School Lunch Program and shipped to institutional locations in Maine and Connecticut. FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in school freezers or refrigerators.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. School nutrition professionals who have purchased these products are urged not to prepare or consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions can contact the company or the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline.
The recalled product
- Product
- Goodman Food Products Recalls Fully Cooked Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
- Brand
- Goodman Food Products, Texas Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Goodman Food Products, Texas Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ground Beef
Distribution
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