Avanza Pasta, LLC Recalls Beef and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
USAvanza Pasta, LLC Recalls Beef and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
Product Description & Identification
Editor’s note: This recall was updated on March 29, 2021 to reflect changes to the products included in the recall. Additional products and labels have been added to the linked documents. WASHINGTON, March 20, 2021 – Avanza Pasta, LLC., an Evanston, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 9,847 pounds of meat and poultry pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The meat and poultry ravioli and tortellini items were produced on various dates from October 5, 2019 through March 12, 2021. The products subject to recall can be found here: The products subject to recall do not bear an establishment number nor the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to restaurants, distributors, and retail locations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The problem was discovered by FSIS during in-commerce surveillance activities. 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 some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers. 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. 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 members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Pavlos Loumbroukos, Operations Manager for Avanza Pasta, LLC., at (847) 584-2891. Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov . For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/ .
Affected Products
meat and poultry ravioli and tortellini items
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Langcode | English |
| Field year | 2021 |
| Field title | Avanza Pasta, LLC Recalls Beef and Poultry Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection |
| Field labels | rc-009-2021-label_0.pdf |
| Field summary | <p><strong>Editor’s note: </strong>This recall was updated on March 29, 2021 to reflect changes to the products included in the recall. Additional products and labels have been added to the linked documents.</p> <p><strong>WASHINGTON, March 20, 2021</strong> – Avanza Pasta, LLC., an Evanston, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 9,847 pounds of meat and poultry pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.</p> <p>The meat and poultry ravioli and tortellini items were produced on various dates from October 5, 2019 through March 12, 2021. The products subject to recall can be found <a href="/sites/default/files/media_file/2021-03/rc-009-2021-productlist.pdf">here:</a></p> <p>The products subject to recall do not bear an establishment number nor the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to restaurants, distributors, and retail locations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. </p> <p>The problem was discovered by FSIS during in-commerce surveillance activities.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers. 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.</p> <p>FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their<strong> </strong>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 <a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls">www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls</a>.</p> <p>Consumers and members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Pavlos Loumbroukos, Operations Manager for Avanza Pasta, LLC., at (847) 584-2891.</p> <p><a>Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via </a><a href="https://ask.fsis.usda.gov/">Ask USDA</a> from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at <a href="https://ask.fsis.usda.gov/">Ask USDA</a> or send a question via email to <a href="mailto:MPHotline@usda.gov">MPHotline@usda.gov</a>. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at <a href="https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/">https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/</a>.</p> <p> </p> |
| Field processing | Heat Treated - Not Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable |
| Field recall url | http://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/avanza-pasta-llc-recalls-beef-and-poultry-products-produced-without-benefit |
| Field risk level | High - Class I |
| Field closed year | 2022 |
| Field distro list | rc-009-2021-retail-list.pdf |
| Field has spanish | False |
| Field recall date | 2021-03-20 |
| Field recall type | Closed Recall |
| Field active notice | False |
| Field media contact | (202) 720-9113 |
| Field product items | meat and poultry ravioli and tortellini items |
| Field qty recovered | 793 pounds |
| Field recall number | 009-2021 |
| Field recall reason | Produced Without Benefit of Inspection |
| Field archive recall | True |
| Field last modified date | 2021-03-20 |
| Field related to outbreak | False |
| Field recall number export | 009-2021 |
| Field company media contact › 1 | Company Contact Operations Manager for Avanza Pasta, LLC. Pavlos Loumbroukos (847) 584-2891 |
| Field company media contact › 2 | Company Contact Company Contact |
| Field recall classification | Class I |
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