Chicken products recalled in five states due to “false marks of inspection”
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USDA recalls 24,900 pounds of frozen chicken products over false inspection marks.
The USDA announced a recall of 24,900 pounds of frozen, not-ready-to-eat Buffalo chicken products from Shanghai Ravioli Corporation, Inc. The recall affects foodservice businesses in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Products labeled "Buffalo chicken rangoon" and "Benedetto's Buffalo chicken mozzarella sticks" carried false marks of inspection with establishment number EST. 18004. The FSIS classified the recall as Class I, meaning a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death. The agency urged businesses to discard or return the products.
What commenters are saying
Several commenters linked the recall to recent USDA/FSIS enforcement actions against imported foods, noting similar recalls of soup and bacon from Canada. Others connected the trend to broader food safety concerns, citing past outbreaks like Boar's Head listeria and McDonald's E. coli.
A split emerged over causation: one camp argued that DOGE cuts to FDA staffing caused fewer inspections and more outbreaks, while another pointed to a USA Today article showing recalls haven't increased under Trump, though some questioned whether fewer inspections simply mean fewer detected problems.