55,000 pounds of burritos recalled from Valley-based Ruiz Foods. Here’s the problem
Dinuba-based Ruiz Food Products on Tuesday recalled 55,013 pounds of its El Monterey Signature Burrito Egg, Sausage & Cheese burritos from store shelves after customers reported finding plastic in the food.
Ruiz recalled one lot of the frozen food Value Packs that come with 12 of the burritos – lot No. 19288 with a best by date of 1/15/2021.
“The problem was discovered when the firm notified (Food Safety and Inspection Service) of three consumer complaints involving pieces of white, semi-rigid plastic found in the product,” the USDA recall notice said.
Consumers can return the product to the store for a full refund or just discard it. Those with questions can call Ruiz at 800-772-6474.
The Tulare County-based company has a manufacturing plant in Dinuba and distributes products nationwide, and it’s not clear which factory the recalled burritos came from.
The company also has plants in Texas and South Carolina.
This story was originally published December 11, 2019 at 11:42 AM.
