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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateUSDA FSIS·054-2017·Announced 2017-05-24

Armour Eckrich Recalls Sausage Due to Possible Metal Contamination

Armour Eckrich Meats is recalling approximately 90,978 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may contain pieces of metal. No adverse reactions have been reported.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as Class II by the agency, and the source explicitly states there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Armour Eckrich Meats, LLC, a Junction City, Kansas establishment, is recalling approximately 90,978 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on May 24, 2017. The affected products are fully cooked pork, turkey, and beef breakfast sausage items produced and packaged from April 26 through April 28, 2017.

The specific product subject to recall is 8,769 cases of 16.6 oz. vacuumed packages containing ECKRICH SMOK-Y CHEDDAR BREAKFAST SAUSAGE, NATURALLY HARDWOOD SMOKED. These items bear the establishment number EST. 3JC inside the USDA mark of inspection, have a case code/UPC number of 27815 17984, and a Use By date of 08/17/17. The products were shipped to distribution centers in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The issue was discovered on May 15, 2017, when Armour Eckrich Meats was notified by another FSIS-regulated establishment that pieces of metal were embedded in a fully cooked sausage 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.

The recalled product

Product
Armour Eckrich Meats, LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Sausage
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

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