MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties Recalled for Plastic Contamination
Mars Snacking is recalling MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties due to potential contamination with plastic material. The recall affects 17,218 cases distributed across 40 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for a foreign material (plastic) contamination hazard in a food product with risk of harm. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, but plastic contamination poses a potential choking or injury risk, placing it at the High level per the rubric criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Mars Snacking is recalling MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties, 100% Plant Protein Vegan Sausage Patties (8 oz. bags, UPC 028989100948) due to potential contamination with plastic material. The recalled product was distributed across Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.
Affected packages have "Best If Used By" dates of JUL 05 2027, JUL 06 2027, or JUL 07 2027. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties, 100% Plant Protein Vegan Sausage Patties, Net Wt. 8 oz. (228g), packaged in a resealable plastic bag with UPC 028989100948, packed 6 bags per case
- Manufacturer
- MARS SNACKING
- Hazard
- plastic-contamination
- choking-hazard
- foreign-material
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 (3)
- Best If Used By: JUL 05 2027
- JUL 06 2027
- JUL 07 2027
Distribution
Distributed in 40 states:
- AL
- AR
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- FL
- GA
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- NC
- NE
- NJ
- NV
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- VT
- WA
- WI
- WY
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