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Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Beef Franks Due To Allergen
WASHINGTON, January 5, 2006 - Hatfield Quality Meats, a Hatfield, Penn., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 464,820 pounds of beef franks due to an undeclared allergen (soy protein), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The package labels do not specifically state that soy protein, a potential known allergen, is an ingredient.
The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels] Three-pound boxes of "HATFIELD BEEF FRANKS." Each box includes the establishment number, "EST. 791" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a sell by date between "7/14/05" and "3/15/06." Each case bears the code "3321." One-pound packages of "HATFIELD BEEF FRANKS." Each package includes the establishment number, "EST. 791" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a freshest taste by date between "1/12/06" and "3/15/06." Each case bears the code "3318." One-pound packages of "HATFIELD BEEF FRANKS." Each package includes the establishment number, "EST. 791" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a freshest taste by date between "1/10/06" and "3/15/06." Each case bears the code "3319." One-pound packages of "LANCASTER BRAND BEEF FRANKS." Each package includes the establishment number, "EST. 791" inside the USDA seal of inspection and a best by date between "1/14/06" and "2/21/06." Each case bears the code "3289."
The products were sold to retail stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.
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