Recall & Advice to Consumers (Final Update)

Advice to Consumers

• Several brands of frozen, raw chicken products have been recalled:
  • Barber Foods
  • Loblaws
  • Meijer
  • Omaha Steaks
  • Sysco
  • Western Family
• Consumers should check their freezers for any of the recalled frozen, raw chicken products and should not eat them.
• How consumers can identify recalled products:
  • Products subject to recall bear one of two establishment numbers on the packaging: “P-276” or “P-4230A.”
  • Read the list of recalled Barber Foods, Meijer, and Sysco products.
  • Read the list of recalled Omaha Steaks products.
  • Products were shipped to retail locations nationwide and Canada, and some were available for purchase online.
• Consumers should return recalled products to the place of purchase or contact Barber Foods at (844) 564-5555 or Omaha Steaks at (877) 789-7117.

• Consumers who buy raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken products, regardless of brand, should always handle them safely to prevent foodborne illness:
  • Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is raw.
    • The product may not look raw. It may appear to be pre-cooked because it may be breaded and browned.
  • Follow cooking instructions exactly as they are written on the package.
  • Use a food thermometer to check that the product has reached an internal temperature of 165° F, checking at the center, the thickest part, and the surface of the product.
    • Color is NOT a reliable indicator that poultry has been cooked to a temperature high enough to kill harmful bacteria.
  • Clean and disinfect any surfaces and utensils that touched the raw product, including the product packaging or any breading that falls off.
  • Wash your hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling the raw product.
  • Keep raw poultry away from other food that will not be cooked before eating.

Advice to Retailers and Restaurants

• Several brands of frozen, raw chicken products have been recalled:
  • Barber Foods
  • Loblaws
  • Meijer
  • Omaha Steaks
  • Sysco
  • Western Family
• Retailers and restaurants should check their freezers for any of the recalled frozen, raw chicken products.
• How retailers and restaurants can identify recalled products:
  • Products subject to recall bear one of two establishment numbers on the packaging: “P-276” or “P-4230A.”
  • Read the list of recalled Barber Foods, Meijer, and Sysco products.
  • Read the list of recalled Omaha Steaks products.
  • Products were shipped to retail locations nationwide and Canada, and some were available for purchase online.

• Restaurants that buy and serve raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken products, regardless of brand, should always handle them safely to prevent foodborne illness:
  • Read the package carefully. Look for words like “Raw” or “Uncooked” to determine if the product is raw.
    • The product may not look raw. It may appear to be pre-cooked because it may be breaded and browned.
  • Follow cooking instructions exactly as they are written on the package.
  • Use a food thermometer to check that the product has reached an internal temperature of 165° F, checking at the center, the thickest part, and the surface of the product.
    • Color is NOT a reliable indicator that poultry has been cooked to a temperature high enough to kill harmful bacteria.
  • Clean and disinfect any surfaces and utensils that touched the raw product, including the product packaging or any breading that falls off.
  • Wash your hands with warm soapy water for 20 seconds before and after handling the raw product.
  • Keep raw poultry away from other food that will not be cooked.