WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDNews) — A New Jersey Corporation is recalling more than 32,000 pounds of meat products that were not federally inspected and falsely labeled.
Sabrositos Hondureños falsely labeled their products with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mark of inspection according to federal officials.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the affected items include chorizo, pork chops and ribs. The products were shipped to retail locations and restaurants nationwide.
Labels on the recalled items falsely display establishment number “EST. 1785,” which does not exist.
The problem was identified during routine FSIS surveillance when investigators found meat products in commerce bearing the false inspection mark. No confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions have been linked to the products.
Consumers are urged not to eat the recalled items and restaurants are advised not to serve them. Products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Food produced without proper inspection may contain undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria or other contaminants that put health at risk.
The recalled products include:
- Homestyle chorizo (14-oz., vacuum-sealed, labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Suelto Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”)
- Smoked pork chops (14-oz., vacuum-sealed, labeled “OLANCHO Chuleta Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”)
- Smoked chorizo (14-oz., vacuum-sealed, labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Ahumado Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”)
- Cased homestyle chorizo (14-oz., vacuum-sealed, labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Olanchano Criollo SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”)
- Smoked BBQ spicy chorizo (14-oz., vacuum-sealed, labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Parrillero SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”)
- Smoked ribs (14-oz., vacuum-sealed, labeled “OLANCHO Costilla Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”)
FSIS said recall effectiveness checks are underway. A retail distribution list will be posted online at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers with questions may contact Diego Funez Garrido, owner of Sabrositos Hondureños, LLC, at (908) 274-4206. For food safety questions, call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 or file a report online at foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
