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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateUSDA FSIS·108-2015·Announced 2015-08-07

Victor's Market Recalls Chicken Products Due to Misbranding

Victor's Market Company is recalling approximately 7,368 pounds of chicken products because they were slaughtered under religious exemption, which was not declared on the label.

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 misbranding regarding religious exemption slaughter, with no reported illnesses or injuries.

Plain-English summary

Victor's Market Company, a Hawthorne, California establishment, is recalling approximately 7,368 pounds of chicken products due to misbranding. The products were slaughtered under religious exemption, a fact that was not declared on the product label. The recall includes whole chickens and various chicken pieces, such as backs, wings, thighs, necks, heads, feet, drumsticks, and breasts, packaged in approximately 50-lb. boxes under the Primal Pastures brand.

The affected products were produced on various dates from April 10, 2015, through July 20, 2015, and bear the establishment number P-6087 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped back to the original producer for distribution in California. The issue was identified by FSIS in-plant personnel during routine inspection activities.

FSIS and the company have received no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Bruce Penso, the company president, at (310) 676-0127. 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
Victor's Market Company Recalls Chicken Products Due to Misbranding
Brand
Victor's Market Co Inc
Manufacturer
Victor's Market Co Inc
Category
Food — Raw Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

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