The Murphy House, a Louisburg, N.C., establishment, is recalling 414 lbs. of Brunswick stew products because they contain cracker meal with undeclared allergens, wheat and milk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced. Wheat and milk are known allergens, which are not declared on the label.
The following products are subject to recall:
5 lb. packages of “MURPHY HOUSE BARBECUE OUR OLD FASHIONED BRUNSWICK STEW” produced on April 2, 2010.
24-ounce cups of “MURPHY HOUSE OUR OLD FASHIONED BRUNSWICK STEW” produced on April 2, 2010.
Each package bears the establishment number “EST. 2135” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Cases and individual packages bear the sell-by date of 05/17/10. The beef stew products were distributed at the wholesale and retail level in North Carolina.
The problem was discovered during a Food Safety Assessment of operations at the establishment by FSIS personnel. FSIS has received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers (including restaurants) of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.