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Food and Drug Dept. advised to initiate voluntary recall of Del Monte Fiesta Corn
Local distributor of the recalled Del Monte Fiesta Corn, Toucan Industries, has notified the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department [GA-FDD] that it has imported 204 cases of the product.
GA-FDD said that of this amount 150 cases have been distributed by the distributor and 54 have been placed on hold in its warehouse. In addition, 408 cases are currently in transit to Guyana, the distributor has informed.
According to the Food and Drug Department, the distributor has been instructed to notify the Department of the arrival of the 408 cases.
More than 60,000 cases of Del Monte’s Fiesta Corn, seasoned with red and green peppers have being recalled because the ingredients weren’t adequately processed, stated a release issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration [FDA]. This product was distributed in 25 States in the United States and 12 international locations, including Guyana.
The other international locations, the manufacturer of the product said in a release are: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, El Salvador, Haiti, Uruguay, Aruba, Panama, Saint Lucia and Suriname. US States included in the recall are: Alaska, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
The Del Monte Fiesta Corn label
Food and Drug Director, Mr. Marlan Cole, said that approval has been granted for the distributor to initiate a voluntary recall of the affected products.
“All affected products will be destroyed under the supervision of this Department at the completion of the recall and detaining exercise,” said Cole, who added that “consumers are advised not to use this product with the identified UPC # or ‘Best if Used by Date’ and to return it to the place of purchase.”
Cole said that moves have been made by his Department to inform the public of the recall of the Del Monte Fiesta Corn, due to under-processing, which poses a life threatening risk to consumers.
An official release from the manufacturer stated that it has recalled 62,242 cases of the Fiesta Corn as a precautionary measure since the product wasn’t processed correctly and thus could lead to deadly contamination.
“These deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, which could lead to life-threatening illness if consumed,” said the manufacturer; adding that, “It is important to note that there have been no reports of illness associated with these products to date.”
The potentially under-processed products are 15.25-ounce [432g] cans with the following UPC number printed on the label: 24000 02770. Recalled items will also have one of the following “Best if Used By” dates stamped on the bottom of the can: August 14, 2021, August 15, 2021, August 16, 2021, Sept 3, 2021, Sept 4, 2021, Sept 5, 2021, Sept 6, 2021, Sept 22, 2021 and Sept 23, 2021. Consumers have been advised not to use this product with the identified UPC # or ‘Best if Used by Date” and to return it to the place of purchase.
All affected products, Cole said, will be destroyed under the supervision of the Food and Drug Department at the completion of the recall and detaining exercise.
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