The USDA has issued a public health alert for ground Turkey sold at several grocery stores in Utica/Rome and all of Central New York. These products are thought to be linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Hadar illness.
According to the Food Safety and Inspection Service arm of the USDA, raw ground turkey products produced by Plainville Brands in Pennsylvania could be linked to a multistate outbreak of 28 Salmonella Hadar illnesses in 12 states. The cases were occurred between December of last year and March of this year.
The agency didn t issue a recall because the ground turkey is no longer available for purchase in retail outlets, but may still be in people s freezers. Here are the packages and labels involved in the alert:
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A public health alert has been issued for approximately 211,406 pounds of raw ground turkey products potentially linked to salmonella hadar illness.
The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the alert Saturday night for the products that were produced by Plainville Brands, LLC, which is based in New Oxford, Pennsylvania.
The affected products were shipped to stores nationwide and have January use by/freeze/sell by dates. The health alert said there were concerns that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for approximately 211,406 pounds of raw ground turkey products, produced by Plainville Brands, LLC, a Pennsylvania establishment, due to concerns the products may have caused Salmonella Hadar illness.
A recall was not requested because it is believed that the products are no longer available for consumers to purchase. However, FSIS is concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Retail locations that may receive returned product from consumers should destroy this product immediately.