NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York meat processor is
recalling more than 7 million pounds of hot dogs and sausages mostly
under the Sabrett brand name after consumers complained about finding
small pieces of bone in some of the products, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture said on Saturday.
In one case,
someone who ate one of the hot dogs suffered a "minor oral injury," the
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement.
That
was the only reported incidence of injury or illness connected with the
products, produced by Marathon Enterprises Inc.'s meat-processing plant
in New York's Bronx borough.
The franks were sold nationwide to retailers and institutions, mostly under the Sabrett brand name, the USDA said.
"As
a fourth-generation, family-owned company, Sabrett takes its
responsibility to provide safe foods very seriously with a robust
internal food safety program," Marathon said in a statement posted on
its website. "Sabrett deeply regrets any concern or inconvenience this
has caused its loyal customers."
Sabrett hot
dogs have been a fixture of the New York City area for decades, sold by
street-corner vendors from pushcarts adorned with blue and yellow
umbrellas.
The issue came to the attention of
the USDA last week when consumers reported finding small pieces of bone
and cartilage in the meat, the USDA and the company said.
The meat in question was produced between March 17 and July 4, with a sell-by date ranging from June 19 to October 6, 2017.
In
making the meat subject to a Class 1 recall, the USDA considers the
meat to be a health hazard that presents a "reasonable probability" of
causing "serious, adverse health consequences or death," if consumed,
according to its statement.
But the Englewood, N.J. company said in its statement the recall was made out of "an abundance of caution."Reuters
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