FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Spaghetti and Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
USFSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Spaghetti and Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Recalling Firm: Kwik Trip, Inc.
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Product Contamination, Unfit for Human Consumption
Product Description & Identification
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for heat treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable, spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer available for consumers to purchase. The meatball items were produced on Oct. 1, 2020, and then utilized in the production of spaghetti and meatball in marinara sauce product from Oct. 17, 2020 through Nov. 1, 2020. The following products subject to the public health alert are: 15.5-oz. plastic containers of “TAKE HOME MEALS SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS IN MARINARA SAUCE” with “10/17/20 - 11/1/20” packaging dates and an “EXP DATE 10/25/20 - 11/9/20” on the products labels. The products bear establishment number “EST. 20852” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The problem was discovered when the firm received consumer complaints reporting findings of metal embedded in meatballs in Kwik Trips, Inc., Spaghetti and Meatball in Marinara Sauce product. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider. 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.
Affected Products
Take home meals spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Langcode | English |
| Field year | 2020 |
| Field title | FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Spaghetti and Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination |
| Field states › 1 | Iowa |
| Field states › 2 | Minnesota |
| Field states › 3 | Wisconsin |
| Field summary | <p dir="ltr">The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for heat treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable, spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal. FSIS is issuing this public health alert out of the utmost of caution to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer available for consumers to purchase.</p> <p dir="ltr">The meatball items were produced on Oct. 1, 2020, and then utilized in the production of spaghetti and meatball in marinara sauce product from Oct. 17, 2020 through Nov. 1, 2020. The following products subject to the public health alert are:</p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>15.5-oz. plastic containers of “TAKE HOME MEALS SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS IN MARINARA SAUCE” with “10/17/20 - 11/1/20” packaging dates and an “EXP DATE 10/25/20 - 11/9/20” on the products labels.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">The products bear establishment number “EST. 20852” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.</p> <p dir="ltr">The problem was discovered when the firm received consumer complaints reporting findings of metal embedded in meatballs in Kwik Trips, Inc., Spaghetti and Meatball in Marinara Sauce product. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.</p> <p dir="ltr">FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider. 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> |
| Field processing | Heat Treated - Not Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable |
| Field recall url | http://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-spaghetti-and-meatballs-marinara-sauce-products-due |
| Field risk level | Public Health Alert |
| Field has spanish | False |
| Field recall date | 2020-11-04 |
| Field recall type | Public Health Alert |
| Field active notice | False |
| Field establishment | Kwik Trip, Inc. |
| Field media contact | Felicia Thompson |
| Field product items | Take home meals spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce |
| Field recall number | PHA-11042020-01 |
| Field recall reason › 1 | Product Contamination |
| Field recall reason › 2 | Unfit for Human Consumption |
| Field archive recall | False |
| Field last modified date | 2020-11-05 |
| Field related to outbreak | False |
| Field recall number export | PHA-11042020-01 |
| Field company media contact | Company Contact Company Contact |
| Field recall classification | Public Health Alert |
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Overview
- Recalling FirmKwik Trip, Inc.
- StatusFalse
- Risk LevelPublic Health Alert
- DistributionIowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
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