Beef with risk materials intact recalled by Vermont packinghouse

Vermont Packinghouse, LLC, located  in North Springfield, VT,  late Thursday recalled approximately 10,828 pounds of raw intact bone-in beef quarters from cattle identified as being over 30 months of age because the products may contain specified risk materials (SRM), specifically vertebral column, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Specified risk materials (SRM) refer to the  tissues of ruminant animals that cannot be inspected and passed for human food because scientists have determined that  prions concentrated there may cause Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.

The carcasses were slaughtered from Feb. 8, 2018 to June 8, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

• White butcher paper wrapped packages of fresh T-bone and Porterhouse steaks from Walden Local Butcher Shop in Boston, Massachusetts.

The quartered carcasses were shipped from Vermont Packinghouse, LLC to the single retail location for further processing and were wrapped in butcher paper for consumers.

The problem was discovered through a complaint filed with the state of Vermont and then passed along to FSIS.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

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