Health alert issued across US after illegal import of duck blood from Myanmar READ MORE: Family becomes violently ill after eating bear meat By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.
Com Published: 13:03 EDT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 13:04 EDT, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments Illegally imported foreign foods, including duck blood, have been discovered on American grocery store shelves. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued an alert last week over 'ineligible' meat and poultry products from Myanmar in southeast Asia . The alert includes seven products sold by multiple brands in cans or clear packaging and include duck blood, dried fish, beef curry, chicken biryani, two types of fish paste and coconut soup paste.
The FSIS said the products were shipped to retailers in Arizona , California , Iowa , Kansas , Maryland , Minnesota , Nebraska , Oklahoma and Texas. Myanmar is not allowed to export meat or dairy products into the US and the agency is investigating how the illegal products made it into the country. The products - which are listed at the bottom of this article - were first detected when FSIS was performing surveillance at retailers and found the products on shelves.
The agency has urged retailers not to sell the products but is concerned other retailers may be unknowingly selling them and customers may already have them in their homes. The FSIS said there have been no reports of adverse reactions due to .
