The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalled 6,900 pounds of hot dogs after it was discovered they had not been inspected by the government.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of hot dogs after Kentucky-based meathouse AW Farms discovered they were “produced without the benefit of federal inspection.” The recall of the summer classic affected restaurants and hotels in Ohio and West Virginia that received the hot dogs on or after May 30, which reportedly have a shelf life of 45 days.
At the time, a state public health partner reported the discovery to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency responsible for inspecting all commercially sold meats. The agency stated that under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), all commercially sold meat must undergo inspection to ensure it is “safe, wholesome and properly labeled.” After an investigation, officials confirmed that the hot dogs had been produced and distributed without federal inspection and were recalled.
Consumers can identify the recalled products by their establishment number, “EST. 47635,” which is located on the USDA inspection mark. The products include 10-pound cartons containing two 5-pound vacuum-sealed packages of hot dogs labeled “French City Foods,” two 5-pound packages of “pork, beef, dextrose, salt, sugar maple GEO Broan all meat hot dogs,” and two 5-pound packages of “GEO Brown all beef hot dogs.”
The FSIS has expressed concern that the recalled products may still be in restaurant or hotel refrigerators or freezers. The agency is advising businesses with the recalled products to stop serving them and to throw them away or return them.
While there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions from eating hot dogs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is warning people who have concerns about eating one of the recalled hot dogs to contact a health care provider for advice.
