Lee's Sandwiches Recalls More Meat: 440K Pounds of Chicken, Beef & Pork Products

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has now doubled Lee's Sandwiches meat recall from over 200K pounds to more than 440K pounds.

CBS San Francisco explains that the first recall of chicken, beef and pork products from the company started on May 20. Whereas, the second recall concerns products that were produced before May 26, states the USDA.

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) added three additional products that are subject for recall to the previous list on its official website.

According to the site, the products were produced "prior to May 26, 2015." The three products are:

• 63,734-lb of "Ham & Cheese CROISSANT."
• 5,218-lb. of "Cooked Dry SHREDDED PORK Cha Bong Thit Heo."
• 8,631-lb. of "SHREDDED PORK Bi."

The recall was originally initiated when FSIS officials, who work under the USDA, discovered that an unapproved mark of inspection from another facility was being placed on all the meat products distributed by Lee's Sandwiches, reports The Examiner.

The official FSIS report reads: "LQNN, Inc., operating as Lee's Sandwiches has been processing products from federally-inspected establishments and re-packaging them without the benefit of inspection. Products produced without inspection present potential of increased human health risk."

Lee's Sandwiches recall has been labeled a Class One recall, which is defined as a "health hazard situation where there is reasonable probability that the use of the products will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."

As of now, USDA officials have said that no one has reported any adverse reactions to the recalled products. If an adverse reaction does occur, however, the USDA suggests seeing a health care provider.

LQNN has addressed the issue on its official website by explaining the situation and apologizing to the public for any inconvenience.

Addressing its customers, LQNN writes: "The leadership of LQNN is fully cooperating with the USDA in resolving these issues and is in the process of recalling the products implicated by these discoveries by the agency"

"...We apologize for this inconvenience and would like to assure you that we are vigorously pursuing the effective resolution of these issues. We remain grateful for your continued confidence in our company."

The company adds: "We also would like to assure the public that the implicated products were produced in an FDA regulated facility and that the leadership of LQNN is confident that the products being recalled all meet the food safety standards of the company and were manufactured using ingredients and processes that meet the requirements of the FDA."