Meat Recall Ordered As Lead, Plastic Found In Brands Sold In NY

NEW YORK — Check your freezers, New Yorkers. Certain lots of Butterball turkey and Crider beef are subject to recall for concerns ranging from the presence of plastic or lead particles or the potential for listeria contamination.

The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service says it’s concerned the turkey and beef, which are potentially contaminated with plastic and lead respectively and were distributed nationwide, may be in freezers and pantries waiting to be eaten.

A recall of pork possibly contaminated with listeria is also in place, but is limited to North Carolina.

Here’s a rundown:

Butterball Ground Turkey Concerns

After receiving consumer complaints, Mount Olive, North Carolina-based Butterball is recalling 14,107 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with blue plastic, according to the Food Safety Inspection Service.

The affected products, shipped to retailers in New York and nationwide, were produced on Sept. 28. They include:

• 2.5-pound trays containing “farm to family BUTTERBALL all natural Ground Turkey” with the case code 50211271, a sell or freeze by date of 10/18/2021, and timestamps from 2123 through 2302 printed on the packaging.
• 3-pound tray containing “Kroger GROUND TURKEY” with the case code 50211271, a sell or freeze by date of 10/17/2021, and timestamps from 2314 through 2351 printed on the packaging.

The trays of turkey bear the establishment number “EST. P-7345” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

USDA food safety inspectors found blue plastic particles in the affected raw turkey after receiving consumer complaints. No one has been sickened, but the agency said it’s concerned some of the ground turkey may be in freezers and refrigerators.

The agency urged consumers not to eat the turkey, but to throw it away or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. » More information.

Unsafe Lead In Crider Beef Gravy

Stillwater, Georgia-based Crider Foods is recalling about 525,717 pounds of canned beef with gravy products that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, the Food Safety Inspection Service said. The products were shipped to retailers nationwide, including in New York.

A spice mix from a supplier outside the United States contained unsafe levels of lead, the agency said.

The recalled products have Oct. 22, 2020, and March 15, 2021, production dates, and bear establishment number “EST. 31812” on the can. They are:

• 12-ounce cans of “Hargis House ROAST BEEF AND GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.
• 12-ounce cans of “Clover Valley FULLY COOKED ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.
• 12-ounce cans of “Kroger ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.
• 12-ounce cans of “Hostess ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.
• 12-ounce cans of “Laura Lynn Roast Beef WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.
• 12-ounce cans of “ARMOUR Roast Beef WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.
• 12-ounce cans of “HARVEST CREEK Roast Beef with Gravy” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023.

The problem was discovered during routine surveillance sampling by Georgia food safety inspectors. No one has been sickened, the Food Safety Inspection Service said. » More information.