Friday, November 27, 2009

Frozen beef steak fritters recalled

An Oklahoma company issued a recall for approximately 110,730 pounds of frozen beef steak fritter products Friday.

The products, made by Advance Food Company, may contain foreign materials. Customers have complained of finding pieces of plastic in the product.

The products subject to recall include: 9.75-pound bulk cases of “ADVANCE FOOD COMPANY, Beef Steak Fritter, For Country Frying, Chopped & Formed, Keep Frozen, 13/12.” The cases are labeled as "EST. 2260Y" inside the USDA mark and a code of "9462-100." They have a "Best if Used By 9/23/2010" sticker. They are of lot "N0239." These cases are not available for direct purchase and were distributed to restaurants nationwide.

At this time, no one has been injured.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at 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 l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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