Colo. Firm Recalls Chicken And Steak Fajita Products
Phil?s Fresh Foods, Inc., a Boulder company, is recalling approximately 15,760 pounds of frozen chicken and steak fajita products due to misbranding.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday that the chicken fajita packages may contain steak, and the steak fajita packages may contain chicken.
The products affected by the recall are:
7-oz. cartons of ?EVOL. BURRITOS FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN FAJITA.? 7-oz. cartons of ?EVOL. BURRITOS FIRE GRILLED STEAK FAJITA.?
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number ?EST. 21015? or ?P-21015? inside the USDA mark of inspection on the carton, and an identifying lot number of ?03311? on the inner plastic packaging. The products were produced between Feb. 2, 2011 and Feb. 3, 2011, and were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.
The problem was discovered after a consumer with a beef allergy reported having an allergic reaction after consuming the chicken fajitas. The problem occurred because the company inadvertently switched the two products during the packaging process. No additional reports of adverse reactions to the fajitas have been reported. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact their healthcare provider.
Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. You can also call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854).
