Ashland Sausage Co. Recalls Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

, a Carol Stream, Ill. S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat (RTE) course ground sausage items were produced on Nov. 14, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: 12-oz. plastic packages containing 5 pieces of BERKSHIRE NATURAL CASING SAUSAGE with lot code S318. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST.

21549 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Illinois and New York. FSIS was notified of the problem by the company after it received a customer complaint of finding two small pieces of dark hard plastic in the product. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers freezers or refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

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. , at (630) 690-2600. m. m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. gov . gov/eCCF/ .

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