Massachusetts Firm Recalls Buffalo Style Chicken Salad Products That May Contain Foreign Materials

Recall Release	CLASS II RECALL
FSIS-RC-030-2010	HEALTH RISK: LOW

Congressional and Public Affairs
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Atiya Khan

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2010 – Boston Salads and Provisions Inc., a Boston, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 40 pounds of buffalo style chicken salad products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The products subject to recall include [View Labels, PDF Only]: 5-pound containers of “BOSTON SALADS BUFFALO STYLE CHICKEN SALAD.”
Each container bears the establishment number “P-17999” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as a sell-by date of “MAY-19-2010” and instructions to “KEEP REFRIGERATED.” The chicken salad products subject to recall were produced on April 29, 2010, and were distributed to wholesale and retail establishments in Maine and Massachusetts. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on FSIS’ Web site at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/ Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp.

The problem was discovered after the company received a customer complaint about finding pieces of metal in the product. FSIS has not received any consumer complaints or reports of injury at this time. Anyone concerned about an injury from consumption of this product should contact a physician.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

Consumers with questions about the recall should contact the company’s Quality Assurance Manager, Claudia Stohrer at (617) 541-9046, Ext. 20. Media with questions about the recall should contact the company’s Plant Manager, Jeff Watts at (617) 541-9046, Ext. 18.

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.