Chicken products recalled in five states due to “false marks of inspection”
Chicken products recalled in five states due to “false marks of inspection”
因存在“虚假检验标志”，五个州的鸡肉产品被召回
The reason echoes a recent issue the USDA has been following—one that’s becoming peculiarly common. If you’re wondering what has been going on with our food, you’re one of millions. Now, on Wednesday, August 26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a recall notice on 24,900 pounds of chicken. 此次召回的原因与美国农业部（USDA）近期密切关注的一个问题相呼应，且该问题正变得愈发普遍。如果你也在疑惑我们的食品到底出了什么问题，那么你并不孤单。8月26日（周三），美国农业部发布了一项针对24,900磅鸡肉产品的召回通知。
The event reportedly impacts foodservice businesses in New England—namely, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says two separate frozen, not-ready-to-eat Buffalo chicken-flavored products from Boston-based Shanghai Ravioli Corporation, Inc. are being pulled. 据报道，此次事件影响了新英格兰地区的餐饮服务企业，具体包括缅因州、马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州、罗德岛州和佛蒙特州。美国农业部食品安全检验局（FSIS）表示，总部位于波士顿的上海馄饨公司（Shanghai Ravioli Corporation, Inc.）生产的两款冷冻、非即食的水牛城辣鸡味产品正在被召回。
Why is the recall happening? FSIS surveillance reportedly found that products named as “Buffalo chicken rangoon” and “Benedetto’s Buffalo chicken mozzarella sticks.” The products apparently have “false marks of inspection” with “EST. 18004.” 为何会发生此次召回？据报道，FSIS的监管检查发现，名为“水牛城辣鸡云吞”（Buffalo chicken rangoon）和“Benedetto’s水牛城辣鸡马苏里拉芝士条”（Benedetto’s Buffalo chicken mozzarella sticks）的产品存在问题。这些产品显然带有“EST. 18004”的“虚假检验标志”。
The cited reason suggests the matter may follow a recent trend, in which the USDA is suddenly clamping down on imported foods. An industry trade site refers to Shanghai Ravioli Corporation as a “distributor of pasta and other goods,” which means they could be involved in importing. The FSIS’s image of the products does not show a country of origin. Sources have explained that animal-sourced foods brought in from foreign countries need to be inspected once they reach the U.S. side. Other recent USDA recalls for the same reason affected soup and bacon, both from Canada. 所引用的原因表明，此事可能遵循了近期的一种趋势，即美国农业部正突然加强对进口食品的管控。一家行业贸易网站将上海馄饨公司称为“面食及其他商品的经销商”，这意味着他们可能涉及进口业务。FSIS提供的产品图片上并未显示原产国。消息人士解释称，从国外进口的动物源性食品在抵达美国后必须经过检验。近期因相同原因被美国农业部召回的产品还包括来自加拿大的汤品和培根。
What’s the risk? Wednesday’s FSIS announcement states, “Food produced without inspection may contain undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria, or other contaminants that put consumer health and safety at risk.” The FSIS lists the recall as a Class I, which they deem as a high or medium risk. This ranking is used when “there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.” The agency says it urges businesses not to serve the product and to discard or return them to the place of purchase. 风险是什么？FSIS在周三的公告中指出：“未经检验生产的食品可能含有未申报的过敏原、有害细菌或其他污染物，从而危及消费者的健康和安全。”FSIS将此次召回列为一级（Class I），即高风险或中等风险。该评级适用于“有合理可能性因使用该产品而导致严重的健康后果或死亡”的情况。该机构敦促相关企业停止供应这些产品，并将其丢弃或退回至购买地点。