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US meat producer recalls raw sausages due to misbranding

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has recently announced that tar Natural Meats, LLC, an Astoria, N.Y. establishment, is recalling 20,000 pounds (9 tonnes) of raw, non-intact pork sausage products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.

Posted on Aug 04 ,10:10

US meat producer recalls raw sausages due to misbranding

According to FSIS, the products contain milk and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.

In addition, the products contain restricted ingredients, specifically sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate, which are not declared on the finished product label.

The pork sausage items, “LOUKANIKO GREEK BRAND – MADE IN THE U.S.A.”, were produced on various dates from Feb. 23, 2017 to Aug. 3, 2018. 

The problem was discovered on Aug. 3, 2018 by FSIS Inspection Program Personnel while conducting routine label verification tasks. These items were shipped to retail locations in Astoria, N.Y.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

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