90,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled From Yauk’s Specialty Meats in Windsor

Tonight, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a class I recall of 90,000 pounds of meat and poultry products that were produced under insanitary conditions at Yauk's Specialty Meats in Windsor, Colorado.

***Update*** The Recall has been expanded to include other brands as well.

From the USDA press release:

Yauk’s Specialty Meats, a Windsor, Colo., establishment, is recalling approximately 90,000 pounds of various meat and poultry products that were produced under insanitary conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The following products are subject to recall:

• “Colorado Best Beef” brand various fresh, smoked and shelf-stable meat products.
• “James Ranch” brand jerky and summer sausage.
• “Rocky Plains Meats” brand hams, bacon, raw and smoked sausage, jerky and raw poultry.
• “John Long Farms” brand fresh and smoked pork products.
• “Horned Beef” brand jerky.
• “Mile High Hungarian Sausage” brand fresh and smoked bacon and sausage.

All products being recalled are packaged in retail-ready packaging of various sizes. Each package bears the establishment number “Est. 20309” or “P-20309” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. The products were produced between April 1, 2013, and Dec. 5, 2013 and can be identified by four-digit Julian dates ranging between 3091 and 3339. The products were sold at the wholesale and retail level in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

FSIS began a food safety assessment at the plant on Dec. 5, 2013, and discovered that product was being produced under insanitary conditions, including rodent activity in the production, stora This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. and retail areas of the property. FSIS has suspended the assignment of inspectors at the establishment, and the investigation is ongoing.  FSIS and the establishment have received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Yauk's is located at 208 Main Street in Windsor.

90,000 pounds of meat is a pretty big recall of meat, and it's a little scary to see the designation of a class I recall which means, "This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."

Time to check your cupboards...eek.

***RECALL EXPANDED***

The Yauk’s Specialty Meats recall out of Windsor is expanding:

ADDITIONAL BRANDS' MEAT AND/OR POULTRY PRODUCTS RECALLED

• Four Sisters Farm
• Heart Rock Bison
• High Point Bison
• Luc’s Pizza
• Mountain States Poultry & Meats
• Open A Bar 2
• Rocky Plains Quality Meats
• Schmidt’s Bakery & Deli
• Wag’s Livestock
• Wayne’s Specialty Meats
• Windsor Dairy
• Wyoming Pure Beef
• Yauk’s Specialty Meats

All products being recalled are packaged in retail-ready packaging of various sizes. Each package bears the establishment number “Est. 20309” or “P-20309” inside the USDA Mark of Inspection. The products were produced between April 1st, 2013, and Dec. 5th, 2013 and can be identified by four-digit Julian dates ranging between 3091 and 3339. The products were sold at the wholesale and retail level in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

[USDA Press Release]