The problem was identified on 24 February 2011 when the company discovered product under USDA retention had been shipped. On 23 February 2011 FSIS personnel observed standing water with unidentified black specks pooling on the box lids of the packed chickens stored in a company cooler. The palletized boxes, which contain drainage holes, were retained by FSIS and should not have been shipped.

The products subject to recall include:

• Approximately 60-pound boxes of "New Market Poultry 2007, LLC, EVISCERATED POULTRY, For Further Processing Only, Some Parts Missing" bearing case code of "05412."

Each box bears the establishment number "P-4602A" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The chicken products were produced on 23 February 2011 and inadvertently shipped the same day to six distribution centers in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Farmington, New York.

FSIS has not received any consumer complaints or reports of illness at this time. Anyone concerned about an illness from consumption of this product should contact a healthcare provider.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.