1.8k Pounds of Veal Carcasses Recalled

Leader Slaughterhouse, LLC, an Imler, Penn., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,800 pounds of veal carcasses that were produced without the full benefit of federal inspection and outside inspection hours, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

The carcasses were produced on April 10, 2015. The following product is subject to recall:

• 6 individual 300 pound veal carcasses, cut into quarters.

The product subject to recall does not bear the USDA mark of inspection. This product was picked up at the establishment’s location in Imler, Penn., and taken by customers to Pennsylvania and New York.

The problem was discovered by FSIS personnel during in-plant verification activities.

FSIS and the company have received no reports of illness due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

USDA Recall Classifications
Class I	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.
Class II	This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Class III	This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.

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