Del Valle Import and Export LLC Recalls Pork Chorizo Products Because They Were Imported Without Benefit of Inspection

20/10/2023

Reference Number 341/2023
Source U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Type of Information Food Recall
Questionable food products

The raw pork chorizo items were produced from October 1, 2021, through October 18, 2023. The following products are subject to recall, regardless of the product date [view labels]:

14-oz. plastic tub containers containing “Chorizo Olanchano Mezcla de chorizo Centroamericano Centroamerican Brand Chorizo Mix.”

The products subject to recall were produced in the owner's home and bear a false mark of inspection with establishment number "EST. 1150," which does not exist.
Expiry date/Batch
See above.
Manufacturer/ Distributor Del Valle Import and Export LLC, a Kenner, La. establishment
Reasons for recall
The problem was discovered during FSIS surveillance activities. FSIS determined that the firm produced the pork chorizo products without the benefit of federal inspection.
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