WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2002--Golden Tiger, a Los
Angeles, Calif., establishment, is voluntarily recalling an undetermined
amount of frozen beef products for undeclared ingredients (sodium
metabisulfite), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
Inspection Service announced today.
The products being recalled are:
- 8-oz. packages of "SAFEWAY SELECT FIRECRACKERS Beef, Cheese & Jalapeño
APPETIZERS" bearing an embossed use-by date of "AUG 28 03" or before. This
product was distributed to retail stores nationwide.
- 8-oz. packages of "SAFEWAY SELECT FIRECRACKERS Beef, Cheese &
Jalapeño" bearing an embossed use-by date of "AUG 28 03" or before. One
side of the package bears the French translation "PÉTARDS Beouf, fromage
et jalapeño." This product was distributed to retail stores in Canada.
- Approximately 6-lb. packages of "Golden Tiger BEEF & CHEESE
FIRECRACKERS" bearing a date code of less than "02010." This product was
distributed to hotels, restaurants and institutions nationwide.
Each of the products bears an establishment code
"EST. 9281" inside the USDA seal of inspection.
"We urge consumers to check their freezers," said
Dr. Garry L. McKee, FSIS administrator. "If they find any of the products
listed above then consumers should not eat them but return them to the point
of purchase. Diners may wish to ask if their meals contain the recalled
products."
The problem was discovered by Golden Tiger and
reported to FSIS.
Consumers and media with questions about the
recall may contact Jerry Kobayashi, vice president, Golden Tiger, at (323)
582-2872.
Consumers with other food safety questions can
phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-800-535-4555. The
hotline 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.
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