February 28, 2014   

Sung Hing Foods recalls liver pâté products on inadequate import inspection

Due to inadequate USDA inspection, Sun Hing Foods Inc. of South San Francisco, California, the Importer of Record, is recalling approximately 1,282 pounds of Canadian liver pâté products, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

While this is a Class I recall, FSIS issues a Public Health Alert for an imported product when the country of origin recalls the product. However, FSIS issues a recall for an imported product when the product is not presented for inspection at the US border. In the US, the recall is undertaken by the Importer of Record, which is accountable to FSIS.

Packages will bear the Canadian establishment number "265." The products were distributed into commerce in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.

The problem was detected when FSIS import staff reviewed records and discovered that the product was not presented by the independent third-party carrier for USDA inspection at the US/Canadian border.

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