Products subject to recall bear Uruguay establishment number '58' printed inside the Uruguay inspection mark located on the shipping box and vacuum-sealed product packaging.
California-based importer recalls approximately 20,111 pounds of beef products from Uruguay that were not presented to FSIS for import reinspection upon entry into the US.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been relatively quiet the past few months in terms of new regulatory initiatives. There are, however, a few recent noteworthy developments.
Although the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been fairly quiet lately with regard to new regulatory initiatives, two recent issuances involving foodborne pathogens should be noteworthy to the meat and poultry industry.
Whether or not the August 2013 proposed rule to mandate prominent labeling of raw “mechanically tenderized” beef is implemented by USDA-FSIS, producers of non-intact raw beef products (including ground) need to consider the raw materials used when assessing their food-safety system.