Details of the original recall were updated to reflect additional date codes and an increase in product poundage from approximately 8,492,832 pounds to approximately 8,955,296 pounds.
Crystalline material, thin blue rubber, glass, hard white plastic, flexible rubber material, and small rocks. All of these items were found in meat or poultry products between May 2020 and May 2021, causing six recalls.
At the time of this writing, there have been 13 food product recalls of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-regulated products in 2021. Why are companies struggling with inspection issues?
As a food industry lawyer, I like to closely track recalls of U.S. Department of Agriculture-regulated products. Each year, I watch with interest (and, sometimes, bewilderment) as a continuous stream of recalls float by. The reasons for recalls can vary wildly, involving issues ranging from the unavoidable presence of pathogens to the very avoidable presence of hydraulic fluid.
