New York Style Sausage Co. Recalls Raw Chorizo Sausage Products due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Ingredient
Class II
Recall
077-2018
Health Risk:
Low
Sep 5, 2018
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2018 –
New York
Style Sausage Co., a Sunnyvale, Calif. establishment, is recalling
approximately 371 pounds of raw chorizo sausage products due to
misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains sesame
seed, which is not declared on the product label.
The raw, Salvadoran chorizo sausage items were produced on June 8, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]
- 8-oz. cardboard packages containing “Artesana Specialty Sausages CHORIZO SALVADORAN RECIPE ALL NATURAL.” The product is labeled “Keep refrigerated or frozen” and does not bear a use by or sell by date.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number
“EST. 9027” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were sold at
farmers markets in California.
The problem was discovered by FSIS during routine inspection label verification activities.
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 that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall
and that actions are being taken to make certain that the product is no
longer available to consumers.
Consumers and members of the media with questions about the
recall can contact Pasquale Bitonti, vice president of New York Sausage
Co., at (408) 745-7675.
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 10 a.m. to 6 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.
| USDA Recall Classifications | ||
| Class I | This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. | |
| Class II | This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product. | |
| Class III | This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause adverse health consequences. | |