Recall Notice: FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken and PorkTamales Containing FDA-Regulated Diced Tomatoes in Puree That Have BeenRecalled Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
- This is for your information, this product may have come in through local donations or Fresh Alliance.
- These products were distributed nationwide.
- Direct link to recall: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2020/pha-11152020-01
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken and Pork Tamales Containing FDA-Regulated Diced Tomatoes in Puree That Have Been Recalled Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Congressional and Public Affairs
Maria Machuca (202) 720-9113
FSISpress@usda.govWASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken and pork tamale products containing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated diced tomatoes in puree that have been recalled by the producer, due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically hard plastic. The hard plastic may pose a choking hazard or cause damage to teeth or gums. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to ensure that consumers are aware that these products, which bear the USDA mark of inspection, should not be consumed.
The frozen RTE chicken and pork tamale items were produced between Oct. 22, 2020 and Nov. 9, 2020 by Tucson Tamale Wholesale Co. LLC, an establishment in Tucson, Ariz. The following products are subject to the public health alert: [View Labels (PDF only)]
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