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Agency classPublic Health AlertOur severity:HighUSDA FSIS·PHA-10242024-01·Announced 2024-10-24

USDA Issues Public Health Alert for Illegally Imported Myanmar Meat and Poultry

USDA FSIS issued a public health alert for seven types of meat and poultry products illegally imported from Myanmar. Consumers are urged not to consume these products.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert

Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.

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 ineligible meat and poultry products that lack USDA inspection marks, representing a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, consistent with the 'High' severity criteria for unverified food safety risks.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on October 24, 2024, for various meat and poultry products illegally imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The affected products include 180-g cans of “BEST BEEF CURRY,” 425-g cans of “BEST Chicken Biryani,” 360-g cans of “Hti Mi Gwik Dry MoHinGa Paste,” 425-g cans of “BEST Myanmar Duck Blood,” 400-g cans of “Eain Chak MoHinGa Paste,” 160-g vacuum sealed packages of “Min Thar Gyi Dried Fish,” and 400-g cans of “Eain Chak Coconut Soup Paste.”

These products do not bear an establishment number or a USDA mark of inspection, indicating they are not eligible for export to the United States. The issue was discovered during FSIS surveillance activities at a retailer. The products were shipped to retail locations in Arizona, California, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. FSIS urges retailers not to sell the items and consumers not to consume them. Consumers who have purchased these products should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Meat and Poultry Products Illegally Imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Category
Food — Canned and Packaged Meat/Poultry
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

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