FSIS Issues public health alert for raw chicken wings imported from China

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert on Saturday for raw frozen “New Orleans-roasted chicken wings” products imported and labeled with a false USDA mark of inspection.

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A recall was not requested because the product no longer is available for consumers to purchase, the FSIS said in a statement.

According to FSIS, Di-Da Di-Da USA Corp., a Saratoga, California, business, received and distributed ineligible imported frozen chicken wings products from the Peoples Republic of China to the U.S. for retail sale.

The following product is subject to the public health alert:

• 600-gram bags of “Chicken Arrived, Organic Chicken, NEW ORLEANS- ROASTED CHICKEN WINGS”, with “Best before” date of 09/19/2021 written in Mandarin.

The products were shipped to one retail location and then distributed further to 20 different retail locations in California, Oregon and Washington, the FSIS said in its statement. The frozen products are labeled with a false USDA mark of inspection bearing “P-40478,” an establishment number that does not exist.

According to the FSIS, the problem was discovered when the organization received a complaint of a product for sale suspected of being illegally imported. An investigation determined that the product was ineligible and misbranded with a false USDA mark of inspection.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products, the FSIS said.

The agency issued a health alert over concerns that some of the product could be in consumers’ freezers.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

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