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Hillshire Farm has recalled thousands of pounds of smoked sausage over concerns that the product might contain “extraneous materials,” specifically bone fragments.
On Sept. 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Hillshire Farm, a St. Joseph, Missouri-based company, would be recalling about 15,876 pounds of blended meat and poultry smoked sausage products potentially contaminated with bone fragments produced on June 14, 2023.
The product that is subject to the recall is a 14-ounce cryovac package labeled “Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage Made With Pork, Turkey, Beef,” shipped to retail stores in seven states: California, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Packages that could be affected have lot codes “in the form of an establishment number, line number and time of production in hours:minutes:seconds,” reading “EST. 756A 20 19:00:00 through 21:59:59 and EST. 756A 21 19:00:00 through 21:59:59.” These products will also have a use-by date of Nov. 11, 2023 printed on the front of the package.
Hillshire notified FSIS that it had gotten consumer complaints regarding bone fragments in the affected product, and the FSIS also received a consumer complaint regarding the issue.
To date, there has been one reported “oral injury” associated with consuming the affected products, and no illness or hospitalizations, according to FSIS, but anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Anyone who has purchased one of the recalled sausages is encouraged to either discard it or return it to the point of purchase for a refund. Any Hillshire Farms customers who have questions related to the recall can contact the company at 1-855-382-3101.
FSIS encourages anyone who has purchased the recalled sausage to either throw it away or return it to the place from which they purchased it.
Additionally, Tyson Foods, Hillshire Brands’ parent company, said in a news release that consumers who have purchased the affected item should cut the UPC and date code from the packaging, discard the product and call or text 1-855-382-3101. This number can also be used for customers with questions about the recall.
