Lack of inspection prompts recall

PFP Enterprises, LLC, also doing business as Texas Meat Packers, of Fort Worth, TX, is recalling approximately 7,146 pounds of raw beef products that were produced and packaged without the benefit of federal inspection on March 23-24, 2018, according to a March 31 announcement by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Products subject to recall are: 5-lb. vacuum-packed frozen packages of “beef skirt diced for tacos,” with case code 1470; 5-lb. vacuum-packed frozen packages of “pre-seasoned beef for fajitas,” with case code 36989; varying weights of vacuum-packed packages of fresh “USDA Choice Angus beef, fajita seasoned steak, beef flank steak for fajitas,” with item code 567248261; varying weights of vacuum-packed packages of fresh “USDA Choice Angus, fajita seasoned strips, beef flank strips for fajitas,” with item code 567248253. The products bear establishment number “EST. 34715” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Items were shipped to institutional and retail locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. The problem was discovered on March 30 when inspection personnel reviewed establishment records and determined that the establishment operated on March 24, 2018 without inspection. — WLJ