Hot dogs recalled because of lack of inspection

The USDA announced a public health alert has been issued for frozen pork dumpling products.

Several thousand pounds of hot dogs have been recalled because of a lack of federal inspection.Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Ohio – AW Farms is recalling about 6,900 pounds of hot-dog products produced without federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The Argillite, Kentucky, company produced the ready-to-eat hot dogs on various dates since approximately May 30, the FSIS said.

The items were shipped to restaurant and hotel locations in Ohio and West Virginia.

Products subject to recall are 10-pound boxes containing two 5-pound vacuum-packed packages:

• French City Foods 6, 12-1 hotdogs.

• Pork, Beef, Dextrose, Salt, Sugar Maple Geo Brown All Meat Hotdogs.

• Beef, Dextrose, Salt, Sugar Maple Geo Brown All Beef Hotdogs.

The recalled products bear EST. 47635 inside the USDA inspection mark and have a shelf life of 45 days.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Restaurants and hotels are urged to throw away the products or return them to the place of purchase.

More info

• Contact AW Farms at [email protected].

• For details on recalls and food-safety questions, call the USDA meat and poultry hotline, 888-674-6854 or chat via Ask USDA 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Consumers can email questions to [email protected]. For those who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry or egg product, the electronic consumer-complaint monitoring system is online. Recalls are posted online.

Marc Bona

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