Yesterday, the Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Ranch Foods Direct, under its business name Good Food Concepts, is recalling roughly 12,566 pounds of beef, pork and chicken. The products contained sodium nitrite, says the agency, which was not declared on the label, and “were produced without a fully implemented Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan.”
The FSIS, a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said the meat was processed on various dates between Oct. 16, 2014 and Oct 16, 2015. The recall is rated a Class I, which the government defines as “a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”
Despite that, the release notes that there have been no reports of anybody suffering “adverse reactions due to consumption of these providers.” Regardless, says the FSIS: “Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”
Mike Callicrate’s beef company is a beloved part of Colorado Springs’ locavore culture, pledging that its “food, animals and the land should be managed using sustainable, humane practices that promote the long-term health of rural families and communities.” Callicrate himself is a known warrior for the small rancher.
The company has been declaring its hot dogs nitrite-free as far back as October 2007. “Hot dogs are typically synonymous with cheap unsavory ingredients but these are even free of nitrates and nitrites, curing compounds generally used to give franks their pink color,” reads a newsletter. “Since Callicrate dogs are preservative free, expect to buy them frozen.”
The FSIS says the problems were found during a “food safety assessment” of the company. An employee at Ranch Foods Direct contacted by the Report confirmed the recall. Any unopened meat on the list will be accepted for a full refund.
Here’s the list of products:
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SMOKED BACON.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BACON ENDS.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SMOKED PIT HAM.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKE HAM BUTT PORTION BI.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK HAM BUTT PORTION BI.”
- Various sized containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKED HAM SHANK PORTION BI.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK HAM STEAK.”
- Various sized packages containing “PORK PEEPA’S HAM BNLS.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKE HAM DICED.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKE HAM GROUND 1#.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKED HAM SHANKS SLICED.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PEPPERONI SLICE.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT GENOA CLASSIC.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BEEF PASTRAMI.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BOLOGNA SLICE.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PEPPERONI.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT HAM STEAK COUNTRY STYLE.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT HAM DELI SLICED.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT CANADIAN BACON.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BOLOGNA 1#.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK LIVERWURST WESTPHALIAN.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOOD DIRECT PORK LIVERWURST PISTACHIO DELI STYLE.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT TURKEY BREAST NATURAL SMOKED, SLICED.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT ROASTED DELI TURKEY.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT BRISTOL BEER BRATWURST.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT POLISH SAUSAGE PORK.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SAUSAGE PORK BANGERS.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT ANDOUILLE.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT LINGUISA.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT PORK SMOKED GERMAN BRATWURST.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT GERMAN BRATWURST.”
- Various sized packages “RANCH FOODS DIRECT KOLBASA RING.”
- 1-lb. packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT 8/1 HOT DOGS.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT SAUSAGE BEEF HOT DOG FOOT LONG 5/1.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT VEAL BRATS.”
- Various sized packages containing “RANCH FOODS DIRECT CORNED BEEF BRISKET.”
