Bonavista Foods Inc. Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit Of Import Inspection

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2015 – Bonavista Foods Inc., Ovid, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,338 pounds of cured pork products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists.

The cured pork back items were imported on Nov. 17, 2015. The following products are subject to recall:

• Combo bin containing “GRAS DE DOS DE PORC SALE sel ajoute CURED PORK FATBACK salt added PRODUCT IF U.S.A./PRODUIT DES E.U.A.” with a packaging date of Nov. 30, 2015, and package code 306.
• 50-lb. boxes of “CURED PORK FATBACK PRODUCT OF THE U.S.A” with a packaging date of Nov. 27, 2015.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “Est. 17978” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to a warehouse and retail locations in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Canada.

The problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance activities of imported products.

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.