Meat Recall Expanded to Include Poultry and Beef Produced from Colo., Plant
A Colorado meat producer has been forced to close and expand its recall of both meat and poultry products after food safety officials noted the plant was operating under unsanitary conditions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service revealed that Yauk's Specialty Meats of Windsor, Colo., recalled Dec. 9-12.
Federal officials conducted a food safety inspection of the plant on Dec. 5, 2013, and discovered that products were being produced under unsanitary conditions. The inspection noted that visible signs of rodent activity was involved in the production, storage and retail areas of the property. This included visible fecal matter and other rodent material.
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The products included in the expanded recall can be identified by the establishment number "Est. 20309" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Products previously included in the recall expansion on Dec. 12, 3013, can be identified by the following brand names and bear the establishment number "Est. 20309" or "P-20309" inside the USDA Mark of Inspection.
Products that do not bear the establishment number "Est. 20309" or "P-20309" inside the USDA Mark of Inspection would not be included in this recall.
All products being recalled are packaged in retail-ready packaging of various sizes. Each package bears the establishment number "Est. 20309" or "P-20309" inside the USDA Mark of Inspection.
The recalled products were produced between April 1, 2013, and Dec. 5, 2013 and can be identified by four-digit dates ranging between 3091 and 3339.
The products were sold at the wholesale and retail level in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
As a result of the inspection the Food Safety and Inspection Service suspended the assignment of inspectors at the plant and forced Yauk's Specialty Meats to close until the violations were cleared.
The FSIS stated that there have been no reports of consumer illness or sickness resulting from the recalled products and anyone concerned about possible health effects should contact their healthcare provider.
