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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·045-2017·Announced 2017-05-06

Perdue Recalls Organic Chicken Sausage Due to Plastic Contamination

Perdue Foods is recalling 2,148 pounds of Italian Style Organic Chicken Sausage due to possible blue plastic contamination. No injuries have been reported.

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 metadata explicitly classifies this as a Class I recall, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric, despite the absence of reported injuries.

Plain-English summary

Perdue Foods LLC is recalling approximately 2,148 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat PERDUE HARVESTLAND Italian Style Organic Chicken Sausage. The recall involves 24-ounce plastic packages containing eight sausage links, produced on March 27, 2017, with a sell or freeze by date of June 25, 2017. The products bear package code 64405 and establishment number P-2617.

The recall was initiated after the company received three consumer complaints regarding the presence of blue plastic materials in the sausage. The products were shipped to retail distributors in Connecticut and Maryland. There have been no confirmed reports of injury or illness associated with the consumption of these products.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. The sausage should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions can contact Perdue Consumer Relations at (877) 727-3447.

The recalled product

Product
Perdue Foods LLC. Recalls Poultry Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Brand
Gold Creek Foods, LLC
Manufacturer
Gold Creek Foods, LLC
Category
Food — Poultry / Sausage
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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