WASHINGTON – Farmers Branch, Texas-based La Bodega Meat LLC recalled approximately 83,038 lbs of raw beef products that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture said.
The affected raw beef items, which were imported on June 2 and June 3, 2020, include 51.90-lb boxes containing various cuts of beef, including:
- “BONELESS RIBEYE ROLL”
- “FLANK STEAK”
- “FRESH BONELESS BRISKET”
- “FRESH EYE OF ROUND”
- “FRESH FLAP MEAT”
- “FRESH INSIDE SKIRT”
- “FRESH OUTSIDE ROUND”
- “FRESH TOP SIRLOIN”
- “INSIDE ROUND”
- “OUTSIDE SKIRT”
- “PEELED KNUCKLE”
- “SHOULDER CLOD”
The products bear establishment number “ESTABLISHMENT 5” inside the foreign mark of inspection. FSIS said the boxes also contain shipping marks 0671-20 or 0627-20. The affected items were shipped to distributor locations in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas for foodservice and retail sales. Product at the retail level will not have any unique identifying labels, FSIS said.
FSIS expressed concern that some product may be in distributors’, retailers’ and consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. The agency urged distributors in possession of these products not to further distribute them. Retailers who have obtained these products are urged not to sell them, and consumers who have purchased these products should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
FSIS discovered the problem during routine surveillance activities of imported products. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products, the agency said.
