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Idaho Establishment Recalls Pot Roast Dinners Due To Undeclared Allergen Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-53-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Steven Cohen WASHINGTON, December 10, 2005 - Heinz Frozen Foods, a Pocatello, Idaho, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 325 pounds of frozen pot roast dinners due to an undeclared allergen (dried whole eggs), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. FOOD ALLERGIES USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline or visit www.fsis.usda.gov A food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a certain food, usually within minutes after the food has been consumed. Symptoms may include throat swelling, breathing trouble or a rash. Strictly avoiding the allergy-causing food is the only absolute way to avoid a reaction. Several foods account for 90% of allergic reactions. They include peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc.), fish, shellfish, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat. Persons who have a severe, life-threatening food allergy should always carry, and know how to administer, prescription epinephrine. The package indicates that the product is beef pot roast, however, inside the package is meat loaf with mashed potatoes and gravy. The product contains dried whole eggs, a known allergen, which is not declared on the label. The following product is subject to recall: 16-ounce packages of "BOSTON MARKET Home Style Meals Beef Pot Roast, Gravy & Beef with Vegetables and Mashed Potatoes." Each package bears the following code: "Best by 08/28/2007 PC5H29M EST 18205." The frozen dinners were produced on August 29, 2005 and were sold in retail stores in Tennessee and Kentucky. This product is not produced for any Boston Market restaurant and no other Boston Market product is affected. FSIS has had no reports of illness due to consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an allergic reaction should contact a physician. Media with questions about the recall should contact company Senior Manager for Marketing and Public Relations Robin Teets at (412) 237-3562. Consumers with questions about the recall should call (800) 488-0050. Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (888) 674-6854. The hotline is available in English and Spanish and can presently be reached 24-hours-a-day. "Ask Karen" is the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day to answer your questions at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/Ask_Karen/. # NOTE: Access news releases and other information at the FSIS Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/ Last Modified: December 10, 2005 Product Label USDA Recall Classifications Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product. Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences.

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