ODA Director
Fred L. Dailey


ODH Director
J. Nick Baird, M.D.

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AND

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

Press Release / Food Recall
To: Health Commissioners, Environmental Health Directors, Nursing Directors, ODA Food Safety Specialists, and Other Interested Parties
Subject: Recall Announcement (ODA/ODH) 2004-43
Date: October 7, 2004
Media Contact: Milana Grosfiler, company manager, at (847) 537-1337

USDA DETAINS CANNED MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM UKRAINE

 

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service today announced that it is detaining an undetermined amount of canned meat and poultry products that entered the country from Ukraine. Ukraine is not eligible to export meat, poultry or egg products into the U.S. New World Amazing International Inc., a Buffalo Grove, Ill., importing firm, is also voluntarily recalling the product.

The products being detained and recalled are various weight cans of: Note: the following product labels are printed in Cyrillic. Photographs of these labels can be viewed on the FSIS Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov  

  • "Pork Stew, Pork Stew in its own Juice."

  • "Liver Spread, Liver Spread in Oil."

  • "Liver Spread, Liver Spread in Pork Fat."

  • "Chicken Meat, Baby Chicken Meat."

  • "Kasha, Rice with Beef."

  • "Kasha, Buckwheat with Beef."

  • "Beef Stew, Beef Stew in its Own Juice."


FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product. However, these products could present a health hazard to consumers because Ukraine is not among the countries that are approved to export meat and poultry into the U.S. As such, these products have not been inspected by FSIS. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician.

FSIS has taken immediate steps to remove this product from commerce and continues to investigate whether any unlawful actions have occurred. Consumers who have purchased any meat or poultry product imported from Ukraine are urged not to eat it but to return it to the place of purchase.

The products were distributed to Eastern European specialty food and gourmet markets in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Consumers and media with questions about the recall may call Milana Grosfiler, company manager, at (847) 537-1337.

Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at l-888-MPHotline. The hotline can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday, and recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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