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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalUSDA FSIS·015-2019·Announced 2019-02-11

Panola County Processing Recalls Sausage Products Due to Processing Deviation

Panola County Processing LLC is voluntarily recalling approximately 59 pounds of smoked sausage products due to a processing deviation that may have led to underprocessing.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: 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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. Per the rubric, if the agency's own classification is FDA Class I or USDA Class I, the score must be 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Panola County Processing, LLC, a Carthage, Texas establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 59 pounds of smoked sausage products. The recall is due to a processing deviation that may have led to underprocessing of the products. The affected items include pork smoked sausage links and venison and pork sausage links produced on Jan. 29, 2019.

The specific products subject to recall are 1.3-lb. vacuum-packed packages containing four pieces of PANOLA COUNTY PROCESSING, LLC Pork Smoked Sausage PC, Pork Hot Smoked Sausage PC, Venison & Pork Smoked Sausage PC, and Venison & Pork Hot Smoked Sausage PC. These products bear establishment number EST. 48219 inside the USDA mark of inspection and were distributed to a retail location in Texas.

The problem was discovered by FSIS personnel while performing verification activities at the establishment on Feb. 8, 2019. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Panola County Processing, LLC Recalls Sausage Products Due to Possible Processing Deviation
Brand
Panola County Processing LLC
Manufacturer
Panola County Processing LLC
Category
Food — Sausage
Hazard

Distribution

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