US-based Black Earth Meat Market is recalling about 99 pounds of beef tongue products,as the tonsils may have not been completely removed.
The recall was initiated as the products did not meet the standard that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages,said the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service(FSIS).
The products associated with the recall include Black Earth Meats Natural Beef Tongues and Black Earth Meats Local Beef Tongues,bearing Est.34379 inside the USDA mark of inspection.
These products were produced on 8 October 2012,11 October 2012,17 October 2012 and 18 October 2012 and were distributed to a restaurant in Wisconsin and a distributor in Illinois.
The problem was discovered during a regular food safety evaluation at the establishment.
Tonsils are considered a specified risk material(SRM)and must be removed from cattle of all ages.SRMs are tissues that are known to contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE).
