The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0581-2015·Announced 2014-12-03

Kerry Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

Kerry Foods is recalling 148 bags of Breakfast Sausage Seasoning because an ingredient tested positive for Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Kerry Foods is recalling Item Number B18780.01, Kerry Breakfast Sausage Seasoning, Net WT 50 Lb (22.68 KG), Lot Number 0407424305. The recall involves 148 bags, totaling 7,400 lbs, of the seasoning product.

The recall was initiated because Kerry determined that eleven products they manufactured contained an ingredient which was found positive for Salmonella. The affected lot was distributed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Kansas, and Canada.

Consumers who have this product in their possession should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Item Number B18780.01, Kerry Breakfast Sausage Seasoning, Net WT 50 Lb (22.68 KG), Lot Number: 0407424305
Manufacturer
Kerry Foods

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot: 0407424305

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Kerry Foods under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 13 products in this recall →

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