Recall 300,000 pounds of canned corned beef, just in time for St. Patrick's Day

2021-11-24 05:52:38 By : Ms. CiCi Liu

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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture has issued a recall notice for nearly 300,000 pounds of canned corned beef. The instant corned beef, which is mainly used to make corned beef hash, failed the import re-inspection, which led to the recall when Americans had thought of specialty meat before St. Patrick's Day.

On Friday, FSIS announced that Milky Way International Trading Corp., which conducts business under MW Polar, has recalled approximately 297,715 pounds of canned corned beef products, which are imported and distributed in the United States, and FSIS imported products have not benefited from it. Inspection of.

The product in question was imported between June 6, 2020 and January 21, 2021, and it said "Australia Inspected" and the number "39". All the items in question are marked with the Ox & Palm brand on the cans. You can check the pictures here to see if they match the pictures in your pantry. These items were shipped to retail outlets across the country. The chart containing the affected code and "best use date" found on the recalled items can be viewed here.

"This problem was discovered after FSIS received a reminder from an industry representative that the corned beef product received from Galaxy has not been re-inspected by FSIS," the recall announcement said.

There are no reports of adverse reactions caused by eating canned corned beef. The recall suggests that anyone who is concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

If you have canned corned beef in your pantry or refrigerator, do not eat it. Instead, please throw away the product or return it to the place where you purchased it.

Ronnie Koenig is a writer for TODAY.com, covering food and pop culture beats. She also writes articles on health and wellness, parenting, and relationships for NBC Better and TMRW x TODAY, serves as the senior editor of the New Jersey Family, and writes for The New York Times and Real Simple. She graduated from Barnard College and is the mother of twins.