USDA FSIS establishment
Freedom Sausage, Inc.
Earlville, Illinois
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This establishment number is associated with the facility below. It does not by itself prove which exact product was manufactured here. Coverage is limited to USDA FSIS meat, poultry, and egg product establishments.
USDA establishment numbers
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Facility details
Facility address
4155 E. 1650th Rd.Earlville, Illinois, 60518Phone
USDA recalls associated with this establishment
These USDA FSIS recall records are associated with this establishment because the official notice named a matching USDA establishment number. That does not by itself mean this plant caused the recall.
2026-03-25 · Public Health Alert · PHA-03252026-01
What else is made here?
These are products mentioned in USDA FSIS recall records linked to this establishment. Recall records are historical and do not provide a complete or current list of everything produced at the facility.
1-lb. VACUUM-PACKED package of "BLACKWING MEATS BLACKWING BEEF GROUND FROM ORGANIC BEEF," without USDA mark of inspection.
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
10-lb. box of 16-oz. packages containing a VACUUM-PACKED package of "BLACKWING ORGANIC MEATS ORGANIC GROUND BEEF."
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
12-oz. VACUUM-PACKED package of "BLACKWING MEATS Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops 2-6oz Made from Organic Pork," without the USDA mark of inspection.
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
12-oz. VACUUM-PACKED package of "BLACKWING MEATS PORK GROUND MADE FROM ORGANIC PORK," without USDA mark of inspection.
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
5-lb. box of 8-oz. packages containing a VACUUM-PACKED package of "BLACKWING ORGANIC MEATS GRASS FED ORGANIC BEEF STEW MEAT," with "EST. 1996" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
5-lb. box of 8-oz. packages containing a VACUUM-PACKED piece of "BLACKWING ORGANIC MEATS ORGANIC BEEF NEW YORK STRIP STEAK," with "EST. 1996" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
5-lb. box of 8-oz. packages containing a VACUUM-PACKED piece of "BLACKWING ORGANIC MEATS ORGANIC BEEF STEAK STRIPS," with "EST. 1996" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
Historical FSIS recall record
Mentioned in 1 linked FSIS recall · Latest: March 25, 2026
A product mention in a linked recall does not mean this establishment currently manufactures the product, and it is not a safety rating for the facility. Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Dataset: FSIS Recall API. Official FSIS recall records. How WhoMadeMyFood uses USDA data. Methodology.
FSIS Sampling & Testing
USDA FSIS conducts regulatory sampling and laboratory testing at inspected establishments. These records show individual sampling events and test results. They should not be interpreted as an overall safety rating for an establishment.
70 linked sampling events across 12 fiscal years · Most recent sample June 23, 2026
Data period: FY2026, FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019, FY2018, FY2017, FY2016, FY2015
70 sampling events in all fiscal years · Most recent in this view June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
December 19, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
May 6, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
February 28, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
January 10, 2025
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
November 18, 2024
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Positive
Positive is the laboratory result reported by FSIS for this sample. A sampling result does not by itself establish an outbreak, recall, or overall safety status for the establishment.
October 14, 2024
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
May 22, 2024
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- eae screen
- Negative
- stx1/stx2 screen
- Positive
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
Positive here is a screening result reported by FSIS for this sample. It is separate from the final STEC or Salmonella culture result.
April 15, 2024
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- eae screen
- Positive
- stx1/stx2 screen
- Positive
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
Positive here is a screening result reported by FSIS for this sample. It is separate from the final STEC or Salmonella culture result.
Positive here is a screening result reported by FSIS for this sample. It is separate from the final STEC or Salmonella culture result.
January 3, 2024
Raw Ground/Nonintact Beef
Risk-based Sampling of Raw Ground Beef or Veal Products - E.coli O157:H7 & Salmonella · MT43
- eae screen
- Positive
- stx1/stx2 screen
- Positive
- Salmonella
- Negative
- STEC
- Negative
Positive here is a screening result reported by FSIS for this sample. It is separate from the final STEC or Salmonella culture result.
Positive here is a screening result reported by FSIS for this sample. It is separate from the final STEC or Salmonella culture result.
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Dataset: Raw Beef Product Sampling. Official FSIS laboratory sampling data. How WhoMadeMyFood uses USDA data.
FSIS Inspection Tasks
These records represent specific inspection-task datasets published by USDA FSIS and are not a complete history of every USDA inspection. An individual inspection task or Noncompliance Record does not by itself establish a recall, outbreak, or overall facility safety status.
69 linked FSIS inspection tasks · Livestock Humane Handling, Poultry Good Commercial Practices · FY2026 Q3, FY2026 Q2, FY2026 Q1, FY2025 Q4, FY2025 Q3, FY2025 Q2, FY2025 Q1
Data period: FY2026 Q3, FY2026 Q2, FY2026 Q1, FY2025 Q4, FY2025 Q3, FY2025 Q2, FY2025 Q1
69 inspection tasks in all linked tasks · Most recent in this view Jun 26, 2026
Jun 26, 2026
FY2026 Q3 · Routine · Shift 1
Poultry Good Commercial Practices
Task code 04C05
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 381.65(b)
Jun 16, 2026
FY2026 Q3 · Routine · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulations FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.2
- 313.16(a)(1)
May 29, 2026
FY2026 Q3 · Routine · Shift 1
Poultry Good Commercial Practices
Task code 04C05
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 381.65(b)
May 19, 2026
FY2026 Q3 · Directed · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulations FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.2
- 313.15 (b)(1)(i)
Apr 28, 2026
FY2026 Q3 · Directed · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.1
Apr 14, 2026
FY2026 Q3 · Routine · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulations FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.1
- 313.2
Mar 31, 2026
FY2026 Q2 · Routine · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.1
Mar 3, 2026
FY2026 Q2 · Routine · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.16(a)(1)
Feb 27, 2026
FY2026 Q2 · Routine · Shift 1
Poultry Good Commercial Practices
Task code 04C05
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 381.65(b)
Feb 10, 2026
FY2026 Q2 · Routine · Shift 1
Livestock Humane Handling
Task code 04C02
Regulation FSIS recorded as checked
- 313.15(a)(3)
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Official FSIS inspection-task data. How WhoMadeMyFood uses USDA data.
Data source
Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Meat, Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory.
Source snapshot: October 14, 2026
This information comes from the latest FSIS directory snapshot imported by WhoMadeMyFood. A snapshot shows what the source published at that time, not necessarily the current real-world status.
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