7,000 Pounds of Hot Dogs Recalled After Lack of Federal Inspection

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled 6,900 pounds of hot dogs after they were found to have failed federal inspection.

After Kentucky meat company AW Farms discovered that more than 7,000 pounds of hot dogs had been “produced without federal inspection,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a recall on Monday.

Restaurants and lodging establishments in West Virginia and Ohio that purchased the hot dogs on or after May 30 were affected by the recall of the summertime favorite. The hot dogs have an estimated shelf life of 45 days.

The discovery was initially reported by a public health partner to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a government agency that oversees the inspection of all commercially sold meats.

According to the organization, any meat sold for commercial use must undergo an inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) to ensure it is “safe, wholesome and properly labeled.”

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After an investigation, authorities determined that the hot dogs had to be returned because they had been produced and distributed without passing federal inspections.

By looking for the establishment number “EST. 47635,” which can be found in the USDA inspection mark, consumers can identify the recalled products.

The products consisted of two 5-pound vacuum-packed packages of “French City Foods” hot dogs, two 5-pound packages of “Pork, Beef, Dextrose, Salt, Sugar Maple GEO Broan All Meat Hot Dogs,” and two 5-pound packages of “GEO Brown All Beef Hot Dogs.” The ten-pound boxes contained these two packages of hot dogs.

FSIS is concerned that the recalled products may still be in hotel and restaurant refrigerators or freezers. The agency advises businesses that have the recalled products in stock to return or throw them away rather than serve them.

Despite the lack of verified complaints of adverse reactions from eating hot dogs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) advises anyone who may have eaten one of the recalled hot dogs to seek medical advice.

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