Butterball, LLC Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

 WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2021 – Butterball, LLC, a Mount Olive, N.C. foundation, is reviewing roughly 14,107 pounds of ground turkey items that may be sullied with unessential materials, particularly blue plastic, the U.S. Office of Agriculture’s Nourishment Security and Assessment Benefit (FSIS) reported today.

The ground turkey things were created on September 28, 2021. The taking after items are subject to recall:

2.5-lb. plate containing “farm to family BUTTERBALL all characteristic Ground Turkey” with the case code 50211271, a offer or solidify by date of 10/18/2021, and timestamps from 2123 through 2302 printed on the packaging.

3-lb. plate containing “Kroger GROUND TURKEY” with the case code 50211271, a offer or solidify by date of 10/17/2021, and timestamps from 2314 through 2351 printed on the packaging.

The items subject to review bear foundation number “EST. P-7345” interior the USDA check of review. These things were dispatched to retail areas across the nation. 

The issue was found when FSIS and the foundation gotten buyer complaints announcing pieces of blue plastic inserted in crude ground turkey delivered by Est. 7345.

There have been no affirmed reports of wounds due to utilization of these items. Anybody concerned approximately an damage or sickness ought to contact a healthcare supplier. 

FSIS is concerned that a few item may be in consumers’ coolers and/or fridges. Customers who have acquired these items are encouraged not to expend them. These items ought to be tossed absent or returned to the put of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts review viability checks to confirm reviewing firms inform their clients of the review and that steps are taken to make certain that the item is no longer accessible to customers. When accessible, the retail dispersion list(s) will be posted on the FSIS site at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls. 

Consumers with questions almost the review can contact the Butterball Customer Hotline at (800) 288-8372. Individuals of the media with questions almost the review can contact Christa Leupen, PR Director, Butterball LLC at (919) 255-7598.

Consumers with nourishment security questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat by means of Inquire USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Shoppers can moreover browse nourishment security messages at Inquire USDA or send a address by means of mail to MPHotline@usda.gov. For shoppers that require to report a issue with a meat, poultry, or egg item, the online Electronic Customer Complaint Observing Framework can be gotten to 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.