Here’s why a Miami firm recalled 13,000 pounds of chicharrón from New York, other states
Miami’s Deka Trading recalled 13,771 pounds of imported chicharrón that went to New York and four other states because it contains pork rind products that shouldn’t have been imported in the first place.
TorTrix Con Chicharrón came from Guatemala and, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, “Guatemala is not eligible to import meat products into the United States.”
In an email to the Miami Herald, Deka Trading’s chief operating officer Daniela Mencos clarified that pork rinds aren’t the only thing or, even mostly, what’s in the 5.3-ounce foil bags.
“The snacks imported are friend corn snacks, similar to Fritos, which contain small pieces of dehydrated pork rinds,” Mencos wrote, and those make up only about 10% of what’s in the bag.
The bags that went to wholesale and retail stores in New York,New Jersey, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Virginia don’t have a USDA mark of inspection or establishment number. You can return them to the store where they were bought for a full refund.
If you have questions about this recall, you can contact Deka Trading president Alejandro Mencos at 305-716-8375 or deka@dekatrading.net.
