7/4 - 5:30pm - Foster Farms Issues Voluntary Recall - KTVN

FOSTER FARMS ANNOUNCED ITS RECALLING DOZENS OF CHICKEN PRODUCTS OUT OF CONCERNS THEY COULD CONTAIN POTENTIALLY NGEROUS SALMONELLA BACTERIA. ANDI GUEVARA HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PRODUCTS AFFECT AND STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET SICK. FOSTER FARMS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO RECALL CHICKEN PRODUCTS PRODUCED IN MARCH. THE RECALL PRODUCTS HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT NUMBER "P6137," P6137A" OR "P7632" INSIDE THE USDA MARK OF INSPECTION. IT WAS PRODUCED AT CENTRAL VALLEY PLANTS.. INCLUDING FRESNO. THE FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE SAYS THE CHICKEN IS LIKELY NOT BEING SOLD IN STOR ANYMORE. BUT COULD BE IN CONSUMERS FREEZERS... A BIG CONCERN THIS 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. "yes there's a lot in my family so we keep a lot in the freezer and take out what we need when we need it." THE CHICKEN PRODUCTS WOULD HAVE "USE OR FREEZE BY" DATES RANGING FROM MARCH 21ST TO MARCH 29TH. THEY WERE SOLD IN STORES LIKE COSTCO AND FOODMAXX AS WELL AS OTHER RETAIL STORES. ONE PERSON BECAME ILL AFTER EATING A BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST IN MAY. "I wouldn't feed it to my kid but I would risk it. It happens all the time." IN A STATEMENT THE COMPANY SAYS QUOTE AT FOSTER FARMS OUR FIRST CONCERN IS ALWAYS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ENJOY OUR PRODUCTS" LAST YEAR A SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION SICKENED HUNDREDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT UNTIL THIS POINT THE FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE SAYS THEY COULD NOT LINK THE ILLNESS TO A SPECIFIC PRODUCT. "with my large family I'm looking for the deals. And Foster Farms is a good brand. So I feel safe they can fix this." THE FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE REMINDS CONSUMERS TO PROPERLY HANDLE RAW POULTRY. THE FINAL TEMPERATURE OF THE CHICKEN SHOULD BE 165 DEGREES FOR SAFETY. COVERING THE STORY, ANDI GUEVARA CHANNEL 2 NEWS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOSTER FARMS RECALL AND THE PRODUCTS IMPACTED... HEAD TO K-T-V-N DOT COM AND CLICK THE BLUE "NEWS LINKS

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