FSIS Issues Public Health Alert on Frozen Butter Chicken Imported from Canada by Trader Joe's
The Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert for 4,865 pounds of frozen butter chicken and rice products manufactured by Aliya’s Foods and imported from Canada after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered a recall. Trader Joe’s imported the products, which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The product being recalled is considered ready-to-eat (RTE) and subject to pathogen testing since FSIS has zero-tolerance for pathogens in RTE foods at time of production, even if that food requires heating for proper serving.
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While 19 cartons of product are on hold at the distribution center, 240 cartons have been distributed to Trader Joe's retail stores. Trader Joe's has contacted these stores directly and instructed them to pull the recalled product off the shelves. The products include “12.5 oz. boxes of ‘Trader Joe’s Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice’ with product code 2012-10-31 and lot code 30512.”