WASHINGTON: FSIS issues public health alert for pork crackling products due to possible Salmonella contamination - (USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service)
May 19, 2008 – 8:44 pmWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for approximately 1,100 pounds of fully cooked pork crackling products produced at Sofia Chicharones, Inc., a Miami, Fla., establishment that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The following product is subject to this public health alert:
* 1-pound and 5-pound bags of FULLY COOKED PORK CRACKLINGS WITH ATTACHED SKIN. Each packages bears a label with the establishment number EST. 21055 inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a PACKED DATE of 051208-1.
These fully cooked pork crackling products were sold in the establishments retail store in Miami, Fla., on May 12, 2008. FSIS has confirmed that these products are no longer available for sale at this establishment, however, consumers are urged to look for and discard or destroy these products if they find them.
This public health alert was initiated after the product tested […]
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