VICS Acquisition recalls chicken products due to undeclared eggs

VICS Acquisition is recalling 99,975lb of chicken products in the US because of misbranding and undeclared allergens.

According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the chicken products that are subject to the recall contained eggs, a known allergen, that is not declared on the label.

The products that are subject to the recall include 1.5lb packages containing frozen steam bag meals of ‘happi foodi Bloody Mary Inspired Chicken’, ‘SE Grocers Marsala Chicken’ and ‘SE Grocers Mediterranean Style Herb Chicken’.

The three food items were produced from 7 August to 15 October 2018 and bear an establishment number P-34622.

The issue was identified during a label review on 8 February and the FSIS was notified the next day.

happi foodi items were shipped to retail locations nationwide, while the Southeast Grocers Brand products were shipped to retail locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.

There have so far been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions as a result of the consumption of the products.

FSIS stated that anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers have been urged not to consume the products and to either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

This has been classified as a Class I recall, indicating a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable chance that consumption of the product would lead to serious, adverse health consequences or death.

Last month, Ohio-based Stino Da Napoli issued a recall of 11,392lb of various meat products that were produced, packed and distributed without federal inspection.