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Agency classClass IIIOur severity:LowUSDA FSIS·051-2014·Announced 2014-08-09

Oberto's Recalls Chicken Strips Due to Quality Control Issues

Oberto's Brands is recalling approximately 57,578 pounds of chicken strips due to a company quality issue involving increased water activity.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class III

Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

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 1/5 (Low).

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as Class III (Marginal) by FSIS, and the source explicitly states there are no food safety hazards and no reported adverse reactions, fitting the criteria for cosmetic or documentation issues.

Plain-English summary

Oberto's Brands, a Kent, Washington establishment, is recalling approximately 57,578 pounds of iSmokey Sweet BBQ Style and iSpicy Buffalo Style Chicken Strips. The recall was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on August 9, 2014. The affected products include various film bag sizes of both styles, bearing establishment number iP4837. The Smokey Sweet BBQ Style strips were produced between May 14 and July 28, 2014, while the Spicy Buffalo Style strips were produced between May 16 and August 6, 2014.

The recall was initiated after a sister establishment noticed bloated packages and alerted the company. The plant determined that the increased water activity was due to an undetected process deviation. The company has classified this as a quality control issue and stated that the product met all critical limits during production, with no food safety hazards present. FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions from consuming these products.

The products were distributed to retail establishments nationwide and through internet sales. Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Lisa Austin, Vice President of Sales, at (253) 437-6308. For general food safety questions, consumers can contact the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 or visit AskKaren.gov.

The recalled product

Product
Recall Notification Report 051-2014
Category
Food — Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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