The US Department of Agriculture?s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that a Postville, Iowa establishment, Agri Star Meat and Poultry, is forced to recall nearly 3,592 pounds (1.63 tonnes) of ready to eat beef pastrami products due to processing deviations that may have led to underprocessing of products and resulted in inadequate curing.
The ready to eat products were produced on April 3 and April 4, 2018:
21.6-lb. average case weight of fully cooked pastrami that are vacuum-packed using clear plastic and labeled “Aaron’s BEST Beef French Roast Pastrami WATER & CARRAGEENAN PRODUCT.”
23.1-lb. average case weight of fully cooked pastrami that are vacuum-packed using clear plastic and labeled “SHOR HABOR GLATT KOSHER Beef French Roast Pastrami WATER & CARRAGEENAN PRODUCT.”
The problem was discovered on June 20, 2018, after the firm received a consumer complaint about product discoloration. The firm conducted an investigation and product testing and determined that not all products contained an adequate amount of the curing solution. The establishment notified FSIS on June 21, 2018.
