On Feb. 23, several U.S. media outlets reported that California-based GLG Trading was recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of condiments imported from China that had not undergone proper procedures. According to the official website of the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the recalled products are Sichuan-made “Ming Yang” (Ming Yang) hot pot base.
The statement says the products were imported from China, heat-treated and contain beef fat. China is a non-compliant country for beef production and the products have not been retested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and do not carry the federal inspection mark.
The products subject to recall have been shipped to supermarkets and restaurants in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New York and Texas for sale and use, according to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. There have been no reports of consumer illnesses.
FSIS has rated the recall as a Class I (the highest level), meaning “this is a health hazard and there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will result in serious, adverse health consequences or death.” FSIS recall ratings are usually assigned to Classes I, II and III.
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service recommends that any customers who have purchased such products should throw them away or return them to the original place of purchase.
Chinese food safety issues have been controversial, and overseas Chinese, unforgetting the taste of their homeland, usually go to Chinese supermarkets to buy Chinese products. During the Chinese New Year, Chinese people like to eat hot pot with their families around the stove, and spicy seasonings are indispensable. This news has made overseas Chinese extremely worried.
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