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Updated: August 02, 2020 12:11 AM
Created: August 02, 2020 12:10 AM
(ABC 6 News) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall alert for frozen beef and chicken taquitos and chimichangas.
Officials say these products contains Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated diced green chilies that have been recalled by the producer, Sun Valley Foods. There are concerns that the products may contain extraneous materials, specifically hard plastic. The hard plastic may pose a choking hazard or cause damage to teeth or gums.
The frozen RTE meat and poultry taquitos and chimichangas items were produced by Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. establishments in Lampasas, Texas, and San Diego, California.
The following products are subject to the public health alert:
The products bear the establishment number “EST 5590,” “P5590” or “EST. 17417” printed on the packaging above the expiration date. These products were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The problem was discovered by Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. when they identified pieces of hard plastic in their production process and in a barrel of diced green chilies that was received from their ingredients supplier, Sun Valley Foods. Sun Valley Foods initiated a recall of the green chilies with the FDA. As more FDA information becomes available, FSIS will update this public health alert.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.
Those who purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Consumers with questions can contact Willis Hwang, consumer affairs manager at Ajinomoto Foods, at (855) 742-5011. Media with questions about the public health alert can contact Paul Taylor, Ajinomoto Foods corporate attorney, at (909) 477-4800.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
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