Johnsonville, LLC Recalls Smoked Pork Sausage Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2018 Johnsonville, LLC, a Sheboygan Falls, Wis. S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked pork sausage items were produced on Jan. 4, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 14-oz.

plastic packages containing 6 pieces of JALAPE•O CHEDDAR Smoked Sausage with Best By date 04/04/2018 and Batch ID 1001124486 or 1001124487. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 34224 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

The problem was discovered after the firm received three consumer complaints for pieces of hard, green plastic identified in the sausage 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. 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. gov/recalls . Consumers with questions about the recall can call or text Johnsonville Consumer Relations at 1-888-556-2728.

Media with questions about the recall can contact Kelly Seifert, Communications and Public Relations Manager, Johnsonville, LLC, at (262) 719-3214. gov . m. m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. gov/reportproblem .

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