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Recall Notification Report 001-2017 (Italian Sausage)

Recall number 001-2017

Class III

Closed Recall

January 5, 2017

FSIS recorded this notice as closed in 2017.

Summary

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2017 4G Meat Processing LLC., a Kansas City, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,288 pounds of pork and turkey Caldarello Italian Sausage rope products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the product label. Additionally, the finished product label does not contain an ingredients statement or safe handling instructions. The pork and turkey Caldarello Italian Sausage products were produced on various dates from June 28, 2016, to Dec. 20, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF Only)] 8 pound cases containing 1 pound cryovac wrapped packages of Caldarello Italian Sausage with a case code of 335000 8 pound cases containing 1 pound cryovac wrapped packaged of Caldarello Italian Turkey Sausage with a case code of 437800. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 7147 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to a distributor and retail locations in Missouri. The problem was discovered on January 3, 2017, when State of Missouri Department of Agriculture Compliance Investigators found the sausage products in a retail case and the products were missing ingredients statements and safe handling instructions on the individual cryovac packages. The master case was properly labeled with ingredient and safe handling labels. 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 or media with questions about the recall can contact Brandon Nichols, General Manager, at (816) 241-4707. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov . The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem .

Reason

Misbranding

Products involved

Product descriptions are copied from the official FSIS notice.

  • 8 pound cases containing 1 pound cryovac wrapped packages of Caldarello Italian Sausage with a case code of 335000
  • 8 pound cases containing 1 pound cryovac wrapped packaged of Caldarello Italian Turkey Sausage with a case code of 437800.

Associated establishments

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.

Distribution and firm information

Recalling firm named by FSIS: 4G Meat Processing LLC

Distribution reported by FSIS: Missouri

Quantity recovered: 72 pounds

Source

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, FSIS Recall API.

Official USDA FSIS notice

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