Ezzo Sausage Company Recalls Sausage Products Due to Listeria Risk
Ezzo Sausage Company is recalling approximately 25,115 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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 'Class I' and 'High - Class I', which corresponds to a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Ezzo Sausage Company, based in Columbus, Ohio, is recalling approximately 25,115 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products. The recall was initiated after the company notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of a positive sample result for Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were produced on October 29, 2019, October 30, 2019, and November 5, 2019, and bear establishment number EST. 1838A inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The products were shipped to distribution centers in Indiana and Ohio. FSIS notes that some product may be in distribution centers, restaurants, or institutional refrigerators or freezers. 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 should throw away or return the recalled products to the place of purchase. Restaurants and institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ezzo Sausage Company Recalls Meat Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
- Brand
- Ezzo Sausage Company
- Manufacturer
- Ezzo Sausage Company
- Category
- Food — Sausage
- Hazard
Distribution
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