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# USDA issues public alert on dozens of Chinese meat and poultry products
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/12/usda-issues-public-alert-on-dozens-of-chinese-meat-and-poultry-products/
- Published: 2021-12-30T20:07:35.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-30T20:07:35.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Recalls, World, China, food imports, FSIS, imported food, public alert, USDA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 08:33

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for an undetermined amount of 43 imported meat and poultry products from China.

A recall was not requested because FSIS has been unable to identify and contact the importers. The total amount of ineligible product is undetermined because the investigation is ongoing.

The problem was identified through an investigation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). FSIS will continue working with CBP and APHIS on the ongoing investigation.

The 43 products subject to the public health alert and labels are listed [here](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food%5Flabel%5Fpdf/2021-12/pha-12292021-01-product-list%5F0.pdf?ref=foodsafetynews.com).

The meat and poultry products do not identify an eligible establishment number on their packaging and were not presented to FSIS for import reinspection. These products are ineligible to import into the U.S., making them unfit for human consumption.

Retailers who have purchased the products are urged not to sell them. Consumers who purchased the products should not consume them and need to dispose of them properly. Consumers are asked to dispose of the products by double bagging them to reduce the possibility of animals accessing the products. USDA cannot confirm whether the products were properly heated to control pathogens that affect domestic livestock.

As of the posting of this public alert there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

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](https://ask.usda.gov/?ref=foodsafetynews.com) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday.

Consumers can also browse food safety messages at [Ask USDA](https://ask.usda.gov/?ref=foodsafetynews.com) or send a question via email to [MPHotline@usda.gov](mailto:MPHotline@usda.gov).

For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at [https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/](https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/?ref=foodsafetynews.com).