FSIS Points Public Well being Alert for Frozen Prepared-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Pasties Resulting from Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2025 – The U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public well being alert for frozen, absolutely cooked ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry pasties because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The merchandise had been produced utilizing an egg wash, which accommodates egg, a identified allergen, that’s not declared on the product label. FSIS is issuing this public well being alert to make sure that customers with allergy symptoms to eggs are conscious that this product shouldn’t be consumed. A recall was not requested as a result of the affected merchandise are now not accessible for buy.

The frozen, absolutely cooked ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry pasties had been produced on and previous to December 11, 2024, and have a one-year shelf-life. The next merchandise are topic to the general public well being alert [view labels]:

• 8-oz. plastic packages containing “The Pasty Oven Pasty WITH CHICKEN & CHEESE” with finest by dates of December 11, 2025, and prior.
• 8-oz. plastic packages containing “The Pasty Oven Pasty PIZZA PASTY WITH PEPPERONI” with finest by dates of December 11, 2025, and prior.
• 15-lb. instances containing 30 8-oz. items of “The Pasty Oven Pasty WITH CHICKEN & CHEESE” with finest by dates of December 11, 2025, and prior.
• 15-lb. instances containing 30 8-oz. items of “The Pasty Oven Pasty PIZZA PASTY WITH PEPPERONI” with finest by dates of December 11, 2025, and prior.

The merchandise bear institution quantity “EST. 20650” contained in the USDA mark of inspection. This stuff had been bought on the institution’s restaurant in Michigan and shipped to fundraiser teams, akin to these for colleges and non-profit organizations, in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Nevertheless, the product was not served at colleges and isn’t a part of the meals supplied by the USDA for the Nationwide College Lunch Program.

FSIS found the issue throughout routine labeling assessment actions when it discovered that the egg ingredient was not listed on the ultimate product label.

There have been no confirmed stories of opposed reactions because of consumption of those merchandise. Anybody involved about an sickness ought to contact a healthcare supplier.

FSIS is worried that some product could also be in customers’ freezers. Customers who’ve bought these merchandise are urged to not eat them. These merchandise needs to be thrown away or returned to the place of buy.

Media and customers with questions relating to the general public well being alert can contact Gene Carollo, Pasty Oven, Inc., President, at gcarollo@uplogon.com and Karen Secinaro, Supervisor, at pastys.manufacturing facility@gmail.com.

Customers with meals security questions can name the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or ship a query by way of e-mail to MPHotline@usda.gov. For customers that must report an issue with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the web Digital Client Criticism Monitoring System will be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.

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