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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateUSDA FSIS·082-2018·Announced 2018-09-20

Zweigle's Olive Loaf Pork Products Recalled for Excess Sodium Nitrite

Zweigle's Inc. is recalling approximately 6,082 pounds of ready-to-eat olive loaf pork products due to sodium nitrite levels exceeding regulatory limits.

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 voluntary precautionary recall.

Plain-English summary

Zweigle's Inc., a Rochester, New York establishment, is recalling approximately 6,082 pounds of ready-to-eat olive loaf pork products. The recall was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on September 20, 2018. The affected products are 9-lb. boxes containing two half loaves of Olive LOAF Oven Baked, bearing establishment number EST. 5333. These items were produced between June 29, 2018, and August 27, 2018, and shipped to retail locations in western New York.

The recall was initiated because FSIS inspectors discovered during routine label verification that the product's formulation contained sodium nitrite levels in excess of the regulatory limit. Sodium nitrite is a restricted ingredient in meat products. The specific products subject to recall have Use By dates of 8/22/18, 9/12/18, 9/19/18, 10/4/18, and 10/17/18, and case code 070534075225.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. FSIS is conducting recall effectiveness checks to ensure the product is no longer available to consumers.

The recalled product

Product
Zweigle's Inc. Recalls Olive Loaf Pork Products due to Sodium Nitrite Levels in Excess of Regulatory Limit
Brand
Zweigle's Inc.
Manufacturer
Zweigle's Inc.
Category
Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard

Distribution

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