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Check your restaurant freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall

April 5, 2019

The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a restaurant chicken soup product prompted the U.S.D.A.'s Food Safety and Inspection Service today to recall Blount Fine Foods' institutional frozen "Chicken & Poblano Pepper Soup" products, incorrectly labeled as "Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup," a news release said. 

The recalled products were shipped to restaurant  distributor locations nationwide in the U.S. and produced on Jan. 24, 2019. They include eight-pound cases containing two bags of "Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup" with a "Use by 01242020 lot 01242019 28a" lot code. The plastic bags inside the case are labeled as "Chicken & Poblano Pepper Soup" but do not identify a list of ingredients, the release said. The cases have the establishment number of "EST. P-19449A" inside the USDA mark of inspection.  

A consumer complaint to Blount Fine Foods triggered the recall, though the U.S.D.A. said there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. But the agency believes some product may be in restaurants' refrigerators or freezers. 

Consumers or restaurants which have bought the identified products should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Restaurants and consumers with questions about the recall can contact Blount Fine Foods Customer Care Team at (866) 674-4519 or email: recalls@blountfinefoods.com.