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Food FSIS Class III Completed Mislabeling

Willow Tree Poultry Farm, Inc. Recalls Chicken Salad Products Due To Misbranding

WILLOW TREE POULTRY FARM, INC. Published Jan 18, 2017

Risk level

Class III

Unlikely to cause harm, but violates labeling or manufacturing rules.

Severity score 25/100

What should you do?

  • Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
  • Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
  • Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
  • Contact WILLOW TREE POULTRY FARM, INC. or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 Willow Tree Poultry Farm, Inc., an Attleboro, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 204 pounds of chicken salad products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The consumer ready product containers are labeled as chicken salad with the USDA mark of inspection, but actually contain an egg salad product. The products were produced on Jan. 10, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Label (PDF Only)] 6-oz packages of Whole Foods Market Chicken Salad with a Sell By date of 1/24/2017. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. P-8827 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were sold to a distributor in New Jersey for further distribution in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The problem was discovered on Jan. 16, 2017 by the establishment. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Alex Cekala, General Manager, at (508) 951-8351. Media with questions about the recall can contact Walter Cekala, President, at (508) 944-0529. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov . The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem .

Affected products (1)

6-oz packages of Whole Foods Market “Chicken Salad” with a “Sell By” date of 1/24/2017.

24 pounds

Affected areas

Not specified

Timeline

  1. Initiated
    Jan 18, 2017
  2. Published
    Jan 18, 2017
Recall number
007-2017
Agency
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Country
US