Calif. firm recalls enchilada products

WASHINGTON (WALA) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Fernando’s Food Corporation of Compton, California, is recalling approximately 9,400 pounds of enchilada products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, milk.
 
The products subject to recall include:

9.84-pound cases of “CASA SOLANA BEEF CHICKEN AND TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCT ENCHILADA.” Each case contains 90 enchiladas and bears case code numbers “2103745” and “24947,” as well as the establishment number “EST. 6492” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The enchilada products were produced on Jan. 28, 2010, Feb. 16, 2010, and Feb. 28, 2010 and were sent to distributors in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Tennessee, and Texas.

The problem was discovered by the company in a review of its inventory. FSIS has received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an allergic reaction should contact a physician.

Consumers with questions regarding the recall should contact Fernando’s at 1-800-338-0374.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov .

The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.