Smith Packing Recalls Sausage and Sliced Meat Due to High Sodium Nitrite Levels
Smith Packing, LLC is recalling approximately 18,792 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products due to sodium nitrite levels exceeding regulatory limits.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies this as a USDA Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, despite the lack of confirmed adverse reactions.
Plain-English summary
Smith Packing, LLC, a Utica, New York establishment, is recalling approximately 18,792 pounds of various ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products. The recall was initiated because the products contain sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory limit. The affected items were produced between February 19, 2025, and April 24, 2025, and bear establishment number “EST. 4578” or “P-4578” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The issue was identified after the company notified the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of consumer complaints regarding off-taste and off-color in the products. These items were shipped to institutional and retail locations in New York. FSIS has not received any confirmed reports of adverse reactions from the consumption of these products.
Consumers and institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to consume or use them. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. FSIS is concerned that some products may still be in refrigerators or freezers and is conducting recall effectiveness checks to ensure the products are no longer available.
The recalled product
- Product
- Smith Packing, LLC Recalls Sausage and Sliced Meat and Poultry Products Due to Sodium Nitrite Levels in Excess of Regulatory Limit
- Brand
- Smith Packing, LLC
- Manufacturer
- Smith Packing, LLC
- Category
- Food — Sausage and Sliced Meat
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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