Please review the
following message from Alan Talarsky, Environmental Scientist 4, Public Health
and Food Protection Program, NJDOH regarding the following Class 1 Recall
issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service:
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for Siluriformes products
imported by Grand BK Corporation, a Carlstadt, N.J. firm. The products were
imported from Korea, a country ineligible to export Siluriformes products to
the United States. A recall was not requested because the products are no
longer available for purchase.
The frozen, ready to cook Siluriformes stew products were
imported on various dates from September 2021 through May 2022. The following
products are subject to the public health alert:
The product labels are written in the Korean language. The
products do not bear an establishment number nor a USDA mark of inspection.
These items were shipped to
retail locations in Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and sold through internet sales
nationwide.
The problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance
activity of imported product. Korea is not eligible to import Siluriformes
products into the United States.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to
consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact
a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that consumers may still be in possession of
the product. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to
consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of
purchase.
Consumers with questions about the public health alert can
contact Saehee Park, Sourcing Specialist at Hmart, at 201-636-8000, Ext. 8057
or saehee.park@hmart.com. Members of the
media with questions about the public health alert can contact Hyerim (Lydia)
Hong, Import Senior Specialist at Hmart, at 201-636-8000, Ext. 8041 or Lydia.hong@hmart.com.
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No action is required of local health departments at this time for
this recall. If any requests for assistance are received from USDA, the Public
Health and Food Protection Program will contact you. For additional information
regarding warnings and recalls, please click on the weblink below.
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