Pork Extract Broth Recalled for Improper Processing

An Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,202 pounds of fully cooked pork products due to a processing deviation that may have allowed potential spore-forming pathogen growth including Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens,  It is a paitan which is a soup base made from meat, bone and cartilage extract, so contains fats and collagen to form a hearty thick broth.

This product is a cooked product that is packed in plastic pouches (pillow pack) and then frozen.  This is used as an ingredient.  Processing is not designed to rid products of spores, so the issue would have had to have been related to the cooling to freezing.  If not cooled properly, Clostridial spores, which survive the cooking, would have had an opportunity to grow.

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-009-2018-release
Guymon Extracts, Inc. Recalls Fully Cooked Pork Products Due to Possible Processing Deviation 
Class I Recall
009-2018
Health Risk: High
Feb 6, 2018


Congressional and Public Affairs   Veronika Medina   (202) 720-9113
Press@fsis.usda.gov

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2018 – Guymon Extracts Inc., a Guymon, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,202 pounds of fully cooked pork products due to a processing deviation that may have allowed potential spore-forming pathogen growth including Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The items were produced and packaged on Jan. 3, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Label (PDF Only)]
•2.2 lb. - 10 polybag pillows packed in paper cartons containing “Pork Soup with Rendered Pork Fat (from bone)” with lot code 010218-1, a product code of 61306 and a best before date of Dec. 22, 2019.

The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “Est. 32161” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were sent to distribution centers and were further distributed in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and Washington.

The problem was discovered on Jan. 30, 2018 by an Enforcement Investigator and Analysis Officer (EIAO) while conducting a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) at the establishment.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.

Consumers and media with questions about the recall can contact Atsushi Fujimori, President, Guymon Extracts Inc., at (580) 338-2624.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.