EDITORS NOTE: This release has been edited to add Arizona in the distribution list. WASHINGTON, June 2, 2017 Correctional Industries Airway Heights Food Operations, an Airway Heights, Wash. establishment, is recalling approximately 319,000 pounds of frozen meat and poultry products due to water contamination, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products were produced using water that contained chemical levels above what is considered safe to drink. The meat and poultry items were produced and packed on various dates from April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)] 31-lb. boxes containing BROWN GRAVY W/BEEF, MASHED POTATOES, PEAS & CARROTS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 36-lb. boxes containing CHICKEN ENCHILADA W/ENCHILADA SAUCE, RICE, AND BLACK BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 25-lb. boxes containing CHICKEN PATTY WITH RANCHERO SAUCE, RICE AND GREEN BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 31-lb. boxes containing CHICKEN PATTY WITH RICE, BBQ SAUCE, AND BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 27.75-lb. boxes containing CHILI SAUCE WITH MEAT, RICE AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 30-lb. boxes containing COUNTRY FRIED CHKN & BEEF PATTY W/GRAVY, MASHED POTATOES & CARROTS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 22.75-lb. boxes containing CREAMED GRAVY W/GROUND BEEF ON BISCUIT & OBRIAN POTATOES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 26-lb. boxes containing CREAMY CHICKEN ALFREDO WITH ROTINI AND CORN and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 24-lb. boxes containing CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE WITH ROTINI AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 29.25-lb. boxes containing LASAGNA WITH GREEN BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 28.75-lb. boxes containing MEAT LOAF PATTY W/MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY & GREEN BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 29-lb. boxes containing ORANGE SAUCE W/CHICKEN, RICE, AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 29.25-lb. boxes containing SALISBURY STEAK W/GRAVY, MASHED POTATOES & VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 27.5-lb. boxes containing SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN WITH RICE AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 27.75-lb. boxes containing TERIYAKI SAUCE WITH CHICKEN, RICE AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 28.75-lb. boxes containing TURKEY CHILI WITH RICE AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 27.25-lb. boxes containing VEGETABLE STEW WITH BEEF, RICE AND PEAS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 27.5-lb. boxes containing WHITE TURKEY ALA KING W/RICE & PEAS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 23.5-lb. boxes containing HALAL CREAMED GRAVY W/GROUND BEEF ON BISCUIT, & POTATOES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 25-lb. boxes containing HALAL BEEF GRAVY WITH RICE BLEND, AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 25.5-lb. boxes containing HALAL BEEF W/MACARONI & CHEESE SAUCE, & GREEN BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 26.5-lb boxes containing HALAL GROUND BEEF & VEGETABLES W/RICE, & GREEN BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 26.25-lb. boxes containing HALAL CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE W/SEASONED NOODLES & VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 22-lb. boxes containing HALAL CHICKEN PATTY W/RICE & RED BEANS, & VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 25-lb. boxes containing HALAL CHILI SAUCE FLAVORED W/MEAT, MACARONI, & GREEN BEANS and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 25-lb. boxes containing HALAL MEAT SAUCE WITH SPAGHETTI, AND CORN and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. 24-lb. boxes containing HALAL SLOPPY JOE BBQ SAUCE WITH BEEF, POTATOES AND VEGETABLES and Mfg Date April 1, 2017 through May 15, 2017. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 40238 or EST. P-40238 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutions in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The problem was discovered on May 16, 2017 when the city of Airway Heights notified the establishment that the May 8, 2017 water sampling of several wells, which supply the municipal water system, demonstrated chemical contamination. The city of Airway Heights issued an advisory health alert to not drink or use the water for cooking purposes because the water contained elevated levels of fluorinated organic chemicals, Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), above the Environmental Protection Agency Lifetime Health Advisory (HA) levels. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 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. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Michael Cline, industries manager, at (509) 244-4232. Media with questions about the recall can contact Lindsey Konrad, public information officer, at (360) 529-6091. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
