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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·023-2020·Announced 2020-09-11

Cher-Make Sausage Recalls Fully Cooked Wieners Due to Undeclared Milk

Cher-Make Sausage Company is recalling fully cooked wieners because they contain undeclared milk (cheese). Consumers should not eat the product.

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 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 source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'Class I' (FDA Class I equivalent for USDA), which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cher-Make Sausage Company is recalling approximately 429 pounds of fully cooked meat sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product, labeled as “Old Fashioned Wieners,” may contain cheddar wieners, which include milk (cheese) that is not declared on the packaging label.

The recalled items are 5-lb. vacuum sealed packages labeled “OLD FASHIONED WIENERS COURSE GROUND FULLY COOKED” with a sell-by date of 11/26/20 and lot number 2020503. The products bear establishment number EST. 2420 and were shipped to retail locations in Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The issue was discovered after a store employee observed cheese in the product.

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. Retailers are urged not to sell the remaining stock.

The recalled product

Product
Cher-Make Sausage Company Recalls Fully Cooked Meat Sausage Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Brand
Cher-Make Sausage Company

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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