Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., a Sioux Center, Iowa establishment, recalled approximately 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon topping products on May 20 that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
FSIS urges consumers to check back frequently to view updated lists and labels as it expects there to be additional products containing the bacon to be added to the list.
The RTE item was produced on various dates between Feb. 21, 2022 to Feb. 23, 2022 and March 3, 2022 to March 5, 2022. The following products are subject to recall:
>5-lb. packages containing “Golden Crisp PATRICK CUDAHY PRECOOKED BACON TOPPING” SKU 43200 12002 with lot codes 2054, 2062 and 2063.
>5-lb. packages containing “Smithfield PRECOOKED BACON TOPPING” SKU 43200 12003 with lot codes 2063 and 2064.
>5-lb. packages containing “Golden Crisp PATRICK CUDAHY FULLY COOKED BACON TOPPING APPLEWOOD SMOKED” SKU 43200 12296 with lot codes 2053 and 2062.
>5-lb. packages containing “Smithfield FULLY COOKED BACON TOPPING” SKU 43200 12663 with lot code 2064.
>5-lb. packages containing “MEMBER’S MARK FULLY COOKED BACON CRUMBLES” SKU 78742240923 with “BEST IF USED BY” date of “2022-11-18.”
According to FSIS, the products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 27384” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations throughout the country.
“Some of the bacon product may have been used to produce other products,” FSIS said in the release. “The problem was discovered after the firm received a customer complaint reporting they found metal in the RTE bacon topping product.”
Although there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries due to consumption of these products, anyone concerned about an illness or injury should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS encourages consumers who have purchased these products not to consume them and to make sure these products are not in your refrigerators. Distributors and retailers are also urged not to sell these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase, according to the release.
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