(CNN)--the discovery of hard plastic inside packages prompted a nationwide recall 72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad, one of the many recalls involving poultry and meat products issued by THE US food safety authorities in recent days.
The company Suter recalling 8.2-ounce packages of "Bumble Bee food on the run chicken salad Complete meal Kit" and 3,5-ounce packages of "Bumble Bee chicken salad with Crackers," according to a statement released Friday by the food safety and Inspection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States.
While the company is headquartered in Sycamore, Illinois, products sold from coast to coast. The recalled products--having an August 2011 "better" date for the lunch Kit, and the corresponding date February 2012 package cracker--were together and shipped to distributors and shops between 14 August and 28 of this year.
The recall was prompted by complaints from people who found pieces of soft plastic inside packages the Bumble Bee. FEMA noted in the press that he has not received any reports of people being hurt or sick as a result.
The recall is a class II, which means that there is a remote chance of adverse health effects, "in accordance with the service control and food safety.
Meanwhile, two unrelated and separate but potentially more dangerous recalls announced late last week, categorized as class I, equating to a "reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death."
Federal food safety authorities said Friday that Diana Mexican food products, Lawndale, California, recalling 41,670 pounds of chicken tamales.
The tamales contain whey, a known allergen. But packages not Note serum on labels, said the food safety and inspection service, potentially imperiling consumers.
The tamales, Congressman restaurants in California, produced between December 2, 2010. There are no known reports of side effects of illegal presence of whey, which was discovered by federal authorities in a "routine inspection".
One day earlier, Brooklyn based N.Y. Gourmet salad recalled meat and poultry products because, prior to their distribution, untested by federal health inspectors.
While there have been no reports of cancer, was issued 30 October a public health notification for a host of products packaged Gourmet salads between 11 March and 29 October this year. The revocation list contains 12 items--ranging from Swedish meatballs into stuffed cabbage to grilled chicken--all wrapped in a 4.5-5.5 and 6 pound packages.
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