Larry's Custom Meats Recalls Beef Tongue Products Containing Specified Risk Materials
Larry's Custom Meats Inc. is recalling beef tongue products that may contain lingual tonsils, which are specified risk materials for BSE.
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 Class II and involves a processing defect where specified risk materials were not removed. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, and the hazard is theoretical, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.
Plain-English summary
Larry's Custom Meats Inc., a Hartwick, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 529 pounds of beef tongue products that may have been shipped with lingual tonsils still attached. The recalled items are 1 lb. packages of Larry's Custom Meats Inc. Beef Tongue produced between October 23, 2014, and June 12, 2015. These products bear the establishment number EST. 40359 inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to retail locations in New York and Pennsylvania.
The recall was initiated after in-plant verification activities discovered that lingual tonsils, a type of lymphatic tissue located at the base of the tongue, were not removed. Lingual tonsils are classified as specified risk materials (SRMs) because they may contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). FSIS regulations prohibit the use of SRMs in human food to minimize potential human exposure to the BSE agent.
FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. Consumers who are concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is conducting recall effectiveness checks to ensure the product is no longer available to consumers.
The recalled product
- Product
- Larry's Custom Meats Inc. Recalls Beef Tongue Products That May Contain Specified Risk Materials
- Brand
- Trinity Meat Company LLC
- Manufacturer
- Trinity Meat Company LLC
- Category
- Food — Raw Meat
- Hazard
Distribution
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