WASHINGTON – Belle Rose, Louisiana-based A La Carte Foods Properties LLC recalled approximately 30,438 lbs. of meat and poultry products that contained meat without the benefit of federal inspection, the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Oct. 15.

The issue was discovered when A La Carte Foods Properties personnel contacted FSIS on Oct. 11. The company said they used meat products from a source that was not federally inspected to formulate their ready-to-eat products.

Items subject to the recall include:

• 12-lb. ready-to-eat frozen packages containing “PONCHATOULAS JAMBALYA RICE with CHICKEN THIGH MEAT AND SMOKED SAUSAGE,” and “Item Number 208304,” and Batch # 25518, 26818, and 27518.
• 12-lb. ready-to-eat frozen packages containing “A PRODUCT OF CRAZY CAJUN LOUISIANA CHICKEN THIGH MEAT & SMOKED SAUSAGE GUMBO,” and “Item Number 591000,” and Batch # 25518 and 26118.
• 12-lb. ready-to-eat frozen packages containing “Phil’s OYSTER BAR & SEAFOOD RESTAURANT CREOLE STYLE CHICKEN THIGH MEAT & SMOKED SAUSAGE GUMBO,” and “Item Number 494103,” and Batch # 01018, 03718, 13518, 23318, 33217, 35517, 36117.
• 12-lb. ready-to-eat frozen packages containing “STEAMBOAT BILLS CHICKEN & SMOKED SAUSAGE GUMBO,” and “Item Number 493007,” and Batch # 00317.
• 12-lb. ready-to-eat frozen packages containing “STEAMBOAT BILLS RED BEANS with SMOKED SAUSAGE,” and “Item Number 493021,” and Batch # 00317.
• 12-lb. ready-to-eat frozen packages containing “SOUTHERN SPOON FOODS CHICKEN THIGH MEAT, SMOKED SAUSAGE, & ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE GUMBO,” and “Item Number 49200,” and Batch # 01618, 02418, 05118, 12217, 12917, 13017, 14317, 16417, 17817, 21317, 24117, 25517, 28317, 29117, 30517, 31217, 32517, 33217, 34017, and 34717.

The meat products were made on various dates between Jan. 3, 2017 and Oct. 2, 2018, and bear establishment number “EST. 13375” or “P-13375” inside the USDA mark of inspection. FSIS said the items were distributed to restaurant locations in Louisiana and Texas.