Simmons Prepared Foods Recalls Poultry Products Due to Metal Contamination
Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling approximately 2.07 million pounds of poultry products that may contain metal. The products were shipped to institutions in eight states.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. According to the rubric, if the agency's own classification is USDA Class I, the score must be at least 4 (Severe).
Plain-English summary
Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., a Gentry, Arkansas establishment, is recalling approximately 2,071,397 pounds of poultry products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on November 6, 2019. The affected items were produced between October 21, 2019, and November 4, 2019, and bear establishment numbers P-1949, P-486, or P-5837 inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The problem was discovered by Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. establishments during further processing. The products were shipped to institutions in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in institutional freezers. Institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Donald Miller, senior vice president of sales at Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc., at (888) 831-7007. Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854).
The recalled product
- Product
- Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. Recalls Poultry Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
- Brand
- Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Poultry
Distribution
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