USDA Issues Alert On Dozens Of Chinese Meat And Poultry Products

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for an undetermined amount of 43 imported meat and poultry products from China, Food Safety News reported.

Photo Insert: The total amount of ineligible product is undetermined because the investigation is ongoing.

A recall was not requested because FSIS has been unable to identify and contact the importers. The total amount of ineligible product is undetermined because the investigation is ongoing.

The problem was identified through an investigation with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). FSIS will continue working with CBP and APHIS on the ongoing investigation.

The meat and poultry products do not identify an eligible establishment number on their packaging and were not presented to FSIS for import re-inspection. These products are ineligible to import into the US, making them unfit for human consumption.

Retailers who have purchased the products are urged not to sell them. Consumers who purchased the products should not consume them and need to dispose of them properly.

Consumers are asked to dispose of the products by double bagging them to reduce the possibility of animals accessing the products.

The USDA cannot confirm whether the products were properly heated to control pathogens that affect domestic livestock.

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