Industrial Oil Recalled after Being Used in Feed.

An Ohio company is recalling Soyoil containing Lascadoil, industrial processing waste oil, which was intended for non-food product or bio-fuels but may have been used as a feed ingredient.  Use of it in feed may have resulted in the deaths of some turkeys.

Interesting is the fact that this comes as FDA looks to implement preventive control for feed for animals as a part of the FSMA regulation.

Shur-Green Farms is basically a recycler of food waste.  The website (excerpt below) positions itself as a green company taking waste and putting it to best use.  Certainly that is admirable.  But you can imagine that waste streams may be challenging.  While not sure in this case, but if a person inadvertently contaminated a waste product, and then sent it to this company for recycling, and the assumption is made that it can be used in feed...then there can be issues.


FDA Recall Notice
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm420543.htm
Shur-Green Farms Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Lascadoil/Soyoil Due to Possible Lasalocid Contamination

Contact:
Consumer:
937-459-2768

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — October 23, 2014 — Shur-Green Farms LLC(Ansonia, OH) has voluntarily recalled loads of Soyoil containing Lascadoil, industrial processing waste oil, which was intended for non-food product or bio-fuels but may have been used as a feed ingredient. This voluntary recall is the result of death in turkeys.

The recall includes load sold on or before September 17, 2014.

Geographic areas of distribution: United States

If used as feed ingredient, may cause animal death.

Consumers that have recall product should contact Shur-Green Farms to arrange for return.If you or any of your customers may have further distributed this oil, please be notified we are recalling this product for improper labeling and for reports of deaths in turkeys associated with feeding this oil. This product is only permitted for bio-fuels. If you know this product has been used for purposes other than bio-fuels, please call your customer to cease this use immediately.

To date, the company has received adverse event reports or product complaints attributable to the levels of lasalocid sodium in the oil. This may be harmful to poultry or livestock.

As such, the company is conducting a voluntary recall as a safety precaution, and will continue to closely monitor for reports of adverse events and product complaints.

Brief description of how problem was found:State and FDA investigations of turkey deaths.

This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Notification of the recall has been sent to purchasers of the oil.

Shur-Green Farms LLC Contact: (937)-459-2768 between 8A-9P EST.

 

 

 

 Shur-Green Farms Website

http://shurgreenfarms.com/

Your Comprehensive Source For Recycling Industrial Food Waste

 

Shur-Green Farms makes it easy for you to do what’s best for the environment and your bottom line by providing everything you need to responsibly dispose of industrial food waste and product packaging.

 

Using the most advanced green technologies, Shur-Green is fully licensed and insured, and has a virtually limitless capacity to reuse food and product packaging waste by employing one of four proven methods. In addition to naturally recycling waste streams and other food processing byproducts in accordance with EPA guidelines, Shur-Green also offers everything else you need to successfully execute a full-scale waste recycling program of your own.

 

Bench tests and trials, as well as chemical and equipment surveys, can all be conducted to arrive at the best possible solution for your specific needs.

 

Once a plan is put into place, our technicians and a fleet of 6,000-gallon tanker trucks are ready to help you reach your sustainability and operational efficiency goals wherever you are, or if you prefer, can set up on-site trailer service.

 

Shur-Green Farms delivers value in four categories:

 

• Animal feed from recycled organic byproduct
• Energy production into renewable energy
• Crop nutrition from wet solids
• Product destruction recycled into composting

 

Shur-Green Farms was established to provide industrial food waste product destruction and recycling services to the industry. Until recently, disposal of food waste products involved landfills and created serious environmental problems. Shur-Green Farms offers a solution that reverses negative revenue and keeps you compliant while reclaiming over 90% of the unusable total food waste product and minimizing your company’s environmental footprint.

 

Here are just a few of the benefits we provided our clients:

 

• We maximize all resources available from the food waste products we receive
• We coordinate and schedule shipments by truck locally, regionally and nationwide
• We destroy and recycle distressed or out-of-date food products
• We recycle packaging materials including glass, aluminum, plastics and other usable raw materials
• We analyze and propose a recycling program to fit your company’s needs
• We provide finished goods depackaging destruction services
• We separate, destroy, and recycle packaging, while the food product is then utilized in Shur-Green’s bulk feed processing
• We issue certificates of destruction to customers for materials processed at our facilities
• We provide secure facilities with multiple measures in place to ensure proper handling of food products received for recycling
• We help set up waste reduction planning and monitoring
• We provide certified and compliant product destruction
• We offer expert tax recovery assistance
• We serve you with a fully bonded staff
• We support you with secure logistics management programs

 

You can start by scheduling a consultation with our experts who will help uncover ways to optimize waste treatment. This includes reducing waste streams volume and improving waste streams quality for recycling by using GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) treatment chemistry.