USDA Recalls Nearly 30,000 Pounds of Argentine Beef Sold in Texas and Florida Over Missed Import Inspection
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of raw beef imported from Argentina after the products entered U.S. commerce without a required federal reinspection, the agency's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
The recall covers 29,628 pounds of raw beef products distributed to retailers and distributors in Texas and Florida by Corte Argentino USA LLC, a company based in Aventura, Florida. FSIS said the products originated with Frigorifico Gorina SAIC, a beef producer in Argentina, and were manufactured between May 15 and May 20. The affected items carry use-or-freeze-by dates ranging from Sept. 15 through Sept. 20.
The recalled beef includes several boneless cuts — top sirloin butt, eye round, topside cap off, flat and knuckle — packaged in cardboard boxes under the Frigorifico Gorina SAIC brand. Products subject to the recall bear the Argentine establishment number "EST. N° OF. 2025" and the shipping mark "26644-AA."
FSIS said the issue was discovered during routine inspection activity, when officials determined the beef had bypassed a mandatory import reinspection step designed to verify that labeling, documentation and........
