003-2009, Whitey's™ Frozen, Chili Beef Products (foreign material)

Editors Note: This release was updated February 2 to correct one of the product codes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2009 - Windsor Quality Food Co., Ltd., doing business as Windsor Foods, a Tulsa, Okla., establishment, is recalling approximately 676,560 pounds of frozen chili beef products that may contain foreign materials from an ingredient source, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels]

• 5-pound bags of frozen "Whitey's™ Chili with Beans, PREMIUM, No MSG." Each bag bears a product number of "48359" as well as code dates of "4918311," "4918318," "4918322," "4918325," "4918329," "4918336," "4918339," "4918346," "4918347," "4918353," "4918357," "4919006," "4919008," or "4919013" located on the back of the bag. Each bag bears the establishment number "Est. 7163" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
• 20-pound cases of frozen "Whitey's™ Chili with Beans, PREMIUM, No MSG." Each case bears a product number of "48359" as well as code dates of "4918311," "4918318," "4918322," "4918325," "4918329," "4918336," "4918339," "4918346," "4918347," "4918353," "4918357," "4919006," "4919008," or "4919013" located on the side of the case. Each case bears the establishment number "Est. 7163" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The products were produced on Nov. 6, 2008, through Jan. 13, 2009, and were distributed to food service and limited retail establishments nationwide.

The problem was discovered after the company received 16 reports of consumer complaints about finding small pebbles or stones in the product and 4 reports of injury. FSIS has not received any reports of injury at this time. Anyone concerned about an injury from consumption of the products should contact a physician.

Media and consumers with questions about the products should contact company Senior Vice President Lynn Hall at (512) 249-3416.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. #

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Last Modified: August 7, 2009

Product Labels

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USDA Recall Classifications
Class I	This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
Class II	This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.