SHILOH, Ohio — Newswanger Meats of Shiloh, Ohio, has announced an expansion of a voluntary recall of approximately 450,000 pounds of fresh and frozen beef, pork, lamb, chicken, venison, rabbit, various dried meat snacks and deli products that were possibly produced under insanitary conditions. Newswanger Meats has determined that these products were produced with the use of a water supply that failed to meet the Ohio Department of Health’s requirements in the Ohio Administrative Code for an approved private water system. There have been no reports of illness involving products addressed in this recall.
The products subject to the expanded recall include beef, pork, lamb, chicken, venison, rabbit, various dried meat snacks and deli meats. The products were produced between Nov. 7, 2016, and Oct. 4. The inspected products bear the establishment number EST. 151 inside the Ohio mark of inspection; voluntarily inspected products bear the establishment number EST. 151 inside the triangle legend; and custom prepared products are marked not for sale. Meat and poultry items were sold to a number of outlets throughout Ohio and at the retail store at Newswanger Meats. Voluntarily inspected venison products were sold in both Ohio and West Virginia. Just adjacent to or in close proximity to any side of the mark of inspection, products contain a lot code beginning with 16L, 16K or 17 followed by any three or four digits.
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The problem was discovered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Meat Inspection through a review of Newswanger Meats testing records. Records indicate that the company’s last water sample was taken in November 2016 which tested negative. Without a more recent negative test, the company’s water system is considered a non-potable water supply, which could result in the creation of insanitary conditions and potential direct product contamination leading to adulteration of the products processed in the facility during this time period.
ODA and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. As a precaution, Newswanger Meats urges customers that have purchased these products not to consume them. These products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
Information regarding the initial recall issued on Oct. 7 can be found here: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/public_docs/news/2017/10.07.17%20Newswanger%20Meats%20Issues%20a%20Voluntary%20Recall.pdf.
— Ohio Department of Agriculture