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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalUSDA FSIS·094-2017·Announced 2017-08-22

Fair Oaks Farms Recalls Pork Sausage Patties Due to Listeria Risk

Fair Oaks Farms is recalling fully cooked pork sausage patties due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses 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 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 text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. According to the rubric, an agency classification of FDA Class I or USDA Class I mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical).

Plain-English summary

Fair Oaks Farms, LLC, a Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin establishment, is recalling approximately 1,134 pounds of fully cooked pork sausage patties that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products are 2-lb. plastic sleeve packages of BREAKFAST Best FULLY COOKED ORIGINAL PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES with a sell-by date of 05/15/2018 and establishment number EST. 17479T. These items were produced on August 8, 2017, and shipped to distribution and retail locations in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

The recall was initiated after routine testing indicated positive results for Listeria monocytogenes. Although the products were on hold at a distribution center, they were inadvertently shipped. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. 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. Persons in higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and inform their health care provider about the consumption.

The recalled product

Product
Fair Oaks Farms, LLC Recalls Pork Sausage Patties Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Category
Food — Pork / Sausage
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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