José Olé Taquitos Recalled In California Due To Potential Rubber, Plastic Contamination

SAN DIEGO, CA — Ajinomoto Windsor Inc., a company based in Lampasas, Texas, is recalling more than 35,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat beef taquito products that could contain rubber with plastic remnants, officials said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement in warning consumers, saying 35,168 pounds of the products were recalled. The recalled items produced on Dec. 30 may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber with plastic, regulators said.
To see labels of the affected products, click here. The affected products are:

• 60-oz. plastic bags inside of a corrugated carton labeled as “JOSÉ OLÉ TAQUITOS BEEF CARNE DE RES IN CORN TORTILLAS Crispy and Crunchy,” with case codes 3366365A, 3366365B, 3366365C, 3366365D and a Best By date of December 30, 2017.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “Est. M-5590” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming, USDA officials said.

"The problem was discovered when Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. received two consumer complaints of foreign material in its ready-to-eat beef products on March 14, 2017 and March 21, 2017," government officials wrote in the recall notice. "The foreign materials were pieces of rubber with white plastic that originated from the establishments processing equipment."

Officials noted 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 health care provider, officials advise.
Those who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and instead should thrown them away or return them to the place of purchase.

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.

Written by Tony Cantu, Patch

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