Oklahoma Firm Recalls Frozen Chili Beef Products That May Contain Foreign Materials

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2009 – Windsor Quality Food Co., Ltd., doing business as Windsor Foods, a Tulsa, Okla., establishment, is recalling approximately 676,560 pounds of frozen chili beef products that may contain foreign materials from an ingredient source, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_003_2009_Release/index.asp#labels)]

5-pound bags of frozen “Whitey’s™ Chili with Beans, PREMIUM, No MSG.” Each bag bears a product number of “48359” as well as code dates of “4918311,” “4918318,” “4918322,” “4918325,” “4918329,” “4918336,” “4918339,” “4918346,” “4918347,” “4918353,” “4918357,” “4919006,” “4919008,” or “491913” located on the back of the bag. Each bag bears the establishment number “Est. 7163” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
20-pound cases of frozen “Whitey’s™ Chili with Beans, PREMIUM, No MSG.” Each case bears a product number of “48359” as well as code dates of “4918311,” “4918318,” “4918322,” “4918325,” “4918329,” “4918336,” “4918339,” “4918346,” “4918347,” “4918353,” “4918357,” “4919006,” “4919008,” or “491913” located on the side of the case. Each case bears the establishment number “Est. 7163” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The products were produced on Nov. 6, 2008, through Jan. 13, 2009, and were distributed to food service and limited retail establishments nationwide.

The problem was discovered after the company received 16 reports of consumer complaints about finding small pebbles or stones in the product and 4 reports of injury. FSIS has not received any reports of injury at this time. Anyone concerned about an injury from consumption of the products should contact a physician.

Media and consumers with questions about the products should contact company Senior Vice President Lynn Hall at (512) 249-3416.

[Maverick2272]

Gee I am liking shopping at ALDI more and more, LOL. Apparently on one of their products was on recall, and that was a special name brand purchase. None of the ones they make and carry have been effected, according to the manager who assured me the second they are notified they remove them from the shelves.
OK, so, how did they get pebbles in Chili?????

[AllenOK]

Crikey! That's a local business for me! Luckily we don't use prepared chili where I work; we make our own from scratch.

Pebbles/small stones can get into chili easily, with the beans. I ALWAYS pour out my beans onto a sheet pan, spread them out one layer thick, and check. You'd be surprised. Usually, it's small nuggets of dirt that fall apart and create a slight grit, but I have found stones before.

[PanchoHambre]

Pebbles is not the WORST thing you could find in your chili:blush:

My Goya dry beans come with a warning to search for pebbles but I never took it seriously guess I should