Kentucky Firm Recalls Meat Products Because of Undercooking

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2003— Field Packing Company, an Owensboro, Ky., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 7,000 pounds of roast beef and pastrami products because of undercooking, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The products being recalled are:

• "Mosey’s Deli Roast Beef." Included on each label is the production code, "10767F" and the sell by date, "Oct 12 03." The products are packaged in boxes weighing approximately 4 lbs. These products were produced on Aug. 7, 2003, and shipped to food service distributors in Pennsylvania and Florida.

• "Mosey’s Deli, Cooked Beef Round, Pastrami, And Ten Percent Water." Included on each label is the production code, "10676" and the sell by date, "Sep 20 03." The products are packaged in boxes weighing approximately 12 lbs. These products were produced on July 18, 2003, and shipped to food service distributors in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

• "Mosey’s Cooked Beef Round, Pastrami." Included on each label is the production code, "10773F" and the sell by date, "Nov 06 03." The products are packaged in boxes weighing approximately 6 lbs. These products were produced on Aug. 8, 2003 and shipped to a food service distributor in Massachusetts.

All of the products subject to recall also bear the establishment code "EST. 7467" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a physician.

Media with questions about this recall may contact Karen Durand, company vice president for marketing at (859) 344-3721. Consumers with questions about the recall may contact Vicki Payne, consumer affairs representative at (800) 925-3663.

Consumers with food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (1-888) MPHotline. The hotline is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. And recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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