Lisle, Illinois-based McCain Foods USA is recalling approximately 25,215 pounds of bacon fritters that may be tainted with extraneous plastic materials, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on February 12.
Made of potato, egg, cheese and bacon, the McCain Early Risers Fritters were produced on November 11, 2015, and packed in 1,681 cases containing four 3.75-pound plastic vacuum-packed units bearing batch code 1001487402 and establishment identification number “EST. 18846” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The fritters were shipped to foodservice distributors in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas, Tennessee and Utah.
The problem was discovered after McCain Foods received a consumer complaint and subsequently notified an in-plant FSIS inspector. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to eating the products, and FSIS has received no reports of injury or illness associated with their consumption.
Persons who have bought or are in possession of the fritters in question are urged not to consume them. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
