Yet another case of unlisted allergens could lead to consumer safety issues (and significant food waste) for one food chain with restaurants in the South and Midwest.
More Than 105,000 Pounds of Chicken Recalled by a Restaurant Chain
Published on Jan. 23, 2025
For at least the third time this month, foodservice establishments are recalling product due to allergens that were included in the recipe but not declared on the food’s list of ingredients.
On Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall on 105,164 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken thighs whose product may contain egg and sesame, which are two of the most common food allergens.
The product had been distributed from a commercial facility called Custom Food Solutions in Louisville, KY, to YATS, an Indiana-based Cajun and Creole restaurant chain with franchise locations in such states as Ohio and Kentucky. The FSIS’s announcement specifies that this recall applies only to 11 YATS locations in Indiana, on a product referred to as “drunken chicken cooked chicken thigh meat in a spicy tomato sauce with beer.”
The Department of Agriculture service adds that they “discovered the problem during routine labeling review activities” and are “concerned that some product may be in restaurant freezers,” as the products were produced between March 14, 2024 and January 15, 2025 with a one-year shelf-life. The government advises that restaurants are urged not to serve these products and instead should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.
Identifying details on the product include:
- 60-pound cases containing 12, five-pound pouches of “YATS DRUNKEN CHICKEN COOKED CHICKEN THIGH MEAT IN A SPICY TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEER”
- lot codes 4074, 4102, 4130, 4144, 4163, 4178, 4214, 4229, 4236, 4255, 4325, 4326, 4339, 4355, 5002, 5015
- Establishment number EST. P-17891” stamped inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The FSIS says they’ve received “no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of this product,” adding: “Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.”
This follows a mass bread mix recall and a condiment recall affecting restaurants in varying U.S. regions.
With bird flu now reportedly infecting house cats in four U.S. states, further agro-food recalls could potentially emerge.
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