Food Recall Alert : Frozen Egg Sausage Breakfast Burrito

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a Class 1 high-risk food safety alert re a frozen food item that is being urgently recalled.

Ruiz Food Products of South Carolina is recalling approximately 55,013 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) “El Monterey” brand breakfast burrito products. The burritos contain eggs, sausage, and cheese but may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of plastic.

The frozen burritos subject to recall were produced on October 15, 2019 and shipped nationwide.

The recalled items are:

• 3.38-lb. Value Pack marked “EL MONTEREY SIGNATURE BURRITO - EGG, SAUSAGE & CHEESE” containing 12 individually wrapped frozen burritos.

• The packages are marked with a “Best if Used By” date of 01/15/2021 and a Lot Code of 19288.

• The recalled items carry an Establishment Number, “EST 45694”, which is printed on both the value pack bag and the individual wrappings, next to the Lot Code.

• The product wrappers are pictured above. The items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS of three complaints from members of the public who had found pieces of white, semi-rigid plastic found in the product.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers. 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.

Although thus far there have been no confirmed reports of injuries due to consumption of these products, FSIS has assigned a highest grade, Class 1 warning to the recall. According the FSIS recall notice, a Class 1 warning involves “a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”

Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Ruiz Foods Products Inc., Consumer Line at (800) 772-6474. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Pat Summers, Ruiz Foods Products Media Relations, at (559) 285-1100.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov .

Consumers who need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product can access the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/

The full recall notice can be viewed at: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2019/recall-119-2019-release