Correctional Industries Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Due to Water Contamination
Correctional Industries Airway Heights is recalling approximately 319,000 pounds of frozen meat and poultry products because they were produced using water with unsafe chemical levels.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product due to chemical contamination (PFOS/PFOA) above EPA advisory levels, but the source explicitly states there are no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Correctional Industries Airway Heights Food Operations is recalling approximately 319,000 pounds of frozen meat and poultry products. The recall was initiated because the products were produced using water that contained chemical levels above what is considered safe to drink. The affected items were produced and packed between April 1, 2017, and May 15, 2017.
The issue was discovered on May 16, 2017, when the city of Airway Heights notified the establishment that water sampling from May 8, 2017, showed elevated levels of fluorinated organic chemicals, specifically Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). These levels exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency Lifetime Health Advisory levels. The city issued an advisory health alert regarding the water supply.
The recalled products were shipped to institutions in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away.
The recalled product
- Product
- Correctional Industries Airway Heights Food Operations Recalls Frozen Meat and Poultry Products Due to Water Contamination
- Brand
- Correctional Industries Food Factory
- Manufacturer
- Correctional Industries Food Factory
- Category
- Food — Frozen Meat and Poultry
Distribution
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