USDA FSIS Issues Recalls for Uninspected Meat and Poultry Products, Citing Unquantified Health Risks
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is frequently issuing recalls for meat, poultry, and processed egg products that were produced without federal inspection. These recalls are not necessarily due to the detection of pathogens or reported illnesses, but rather because the products bypassed the mandatory federal oversight process. This means that no federal inspector was present during production, no approved food safety plan was verified, and product labeling was not reviewed. Products can end up outside the federal system through various means, including establishments continuing production while suspended, applying inspection marks after voluntarily stopping inspection, operating without any federal grant of inspection, using false inspection marks, or misclassifying products that should fall under FSIS jurisdiction. For instance, a vegetable pickle becomes an FSIS product if it contains meat or poultry above a certain regulatory threshold, subjecting it to a more stringent regulatory re... 
