Chicken Products Recalled After Distribution In Texas, Elsewhere

HOUSTON, TX — Houston-based Hafiz Foods, Inc. has recalled approximately 675 pounds of chicken samosas that contain poultry produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.

The ready-to-cook, frozen chicken samosas were produced from May to June 29, according to regulators. The following products are subject to recall:

• 12-oz. box packages labeled “RAZA FOODS Chicken Samosa” with date codes 05/21, 06/21, or 0527021 through 062921 (inclusive).
• 12-oz. box packages labeled “TAZA CHICKEN SAMOSAS” with date codes 05/21, 06/21, or 0527021 through 062921 (inclusive).
• 100-oz clear plastic bags containing approximately 100 chicken samosas that do not bear any labeling or codes.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 44163” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The boxed items were shipped to retail and deli locations in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, according to an advisory. The plastic bag items were donated to community organizations in the Houston, Texas, area in May and June 2020.

Food regulators said the issue was discovered during a routine in-plant verification activities before the agency determined the ground chicken used in the samosas was not federally inspected.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products, officials noted. Still, anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

Food Safety and Inspection Service officials expressed concern that some product may be in consumers’ freezers, and urged consumers who have purchased these products not to consume them. "These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase," officials said in a prepared statement.

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The agency 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. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Hosel Bana, Owner, Hafiz Foods, Inc., at (832) 593-7272. Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday.

Consumers also can browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.