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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·058-2016·Announced 2016-07-12

Simmons Recalls Frozen Chicken Fritters Due To Possible E. Coli O121

Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling approximately 5,850 pounds of frozen, heat-treated chicken fritters due to possible E. coli O121 contamination from recalled flour.

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 agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product Contamination"

Plain-English summary

Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., a Van Buren, Arkansas establishment, is recalling approximately 5,850 pounds of frozen, heat-treated, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken products. The affected items are Simmons Uncooked Chicken Tenderloin Fritters and Simmons Uncooked Chicken Breast Tenderloin Fritters, produced on January 25, 2016. These products bear establishment number P-5837 and were distributed to Arkansas for institutional use.

The recall was initiated after the company received notice on July 7, 2016, that flour used to bread the chicken fritters was subject to a recall by General Mills due to possible E. coli O121 contamination. E. coli O121 is a non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that can cause illness, including diarrhea and vomiting, though no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or illnesses have been linked to these specific Simmons products.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS and the company are concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers' freezers, so individuals should check their freezers for these specific items.

The recalled product

Product
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible E. Coli O121 Contamination
Brand
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
Manufacturer
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
Category
Food — Frozen Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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