By Jamie Martin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued a public health alert regarding various meat and poultry products illegally imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The FSIS discovered these items during routine surveillance and urges consumers and retailers to take caution.
The products include several canned and vacuum-sealed goods, such as “BEST Beef Curry” and “BEST Chicken Biryani,” lacking the required USDA inspection mark. These products were identified on shelves in several states, including Arizona, California, and Texas, and FSIS is continuing to investigate how they entered the country.
The specific items listed in the alert are -
- 180-g cans labeled “BEST Beef Curry”
- 425-g cans labeled “BEST Chicken Biryani”
- 360-g cans labeled “Hti Mi Gwik Dry MoHinGa Paste”
- 425-g cans labeled “BEST Myanmar Duck Blood”
- 400-g cans labeled “Eain Chak MoHinGa Paste”
- 160-g vacuum-sealed packages labeled “Min Thar Gyi Dried Fish”
- 400-g cans labeled “Eain Chak Coconut Soup Paste”
FSIS warns that these products lack a USDA establishment number and inspection mark, making them ineligible for sale in the United States.
Although no adverse health effects have been reported, the FSIS is urging retailers not to sell these items and advises consumers who purchased them to throw them away or return them.
For questions about this public health alert, consumers may contact Leo Chen, the Managing Member, or reach out to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline for further information on food safety. FSIS has an online platform available 24 hours for any consumer complaints.
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