Larry's Custom Meats Beef Tongue Recall: Lingual Tonsils
Larry's Custom Meats recalls ~529 lbs of beef tongue due to lingual tonsils. Check your package for EST. 40359 and contact the company for details.
Use caution until it’s fixed
Processing Defect
What happened, in plain English
Larry's Custom Meats Inc. is recalling approximately 529 pounds of beef tongue products because they may contain lingual tonsils, which are considered specified risk materials (SRMs). These tissues must be removed from cattle to minimize potential human exposure to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). The products were produced between October 23, 2014, and June 12, 2015, and shipped to retail locations in New York and Pennsylvania. No adverse reactions have been reported so far. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275458-larry-s-custom-meats-inc-recalls-beef-tongue-products-that.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275458-larry-s-custom-meats-inc-recalls-beef-tongue-products-that · Updated October 12, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #090-2015
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“Larry's Custom Meats Beef Tongue Recall: Lingual Tonsils.” GovInfoNow, updated October 12, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275458-larry-s-custom-meats-inc-recalls-beef-tongue-products-that. Based on USDA FSIS recall #090-2015 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/larrys-custom-meats-inc--recalls-beef-tongue-products-may-contain-specified-risk).
Why it’s dangerous
Lingual tonsils are lymphatic tissues located at the back of the base of the tongue that may contain the infective agent for BSE. Federal regulations prohibit SRMs from use as human food to reduce the risk of exposure to this agent, although no illnesses have been reported in connection with this specific recall.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased 1-pound packages of Larry's Custom Meats Inc. Beef Tongue from retail locations in New York or Pennsylvania between October 2014 and June 2015.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for 1-pound packages of Larry's Custom Meats Inc. Beef Tongue produced between October 23, 2014, and June 12, 2015. The package should bear the establishment number EST. 40359 inside the USDA mark of inspection.
- Brand
Larry's Custom Meats- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Check Your Package
Verify if your beef tongue package bears the establishment number EST. 40359 and was produced between October 23, 2014, and June 12, 2015.
Contact the Manufacturer
Call Lawrence Althis at (607) 293-7927 if you have questions about this recall or need further instructions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in New York and Pennsylvania.
USDA FSIS distribution: “New York, Pennsylvania”
States: New York, Pennsylvania.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2016.
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
- FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Has anyone gotten sick from these products?
FSIS and the company have received no reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #090-2015 (June 12, 2015)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 12, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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