WASHINGTON β Cher-Make Sausage Company, a Manitowoc, WI establishment, is recalling approximately 429-lbs of fully-cooked meat sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agricultureβs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains milk (cheese), which is not declared on the packaging label.
The product labeled as βOld Fashioned Wienersβ may contain cheddar wieners product. The product was produced on July 23, 2020. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]
- 5-lb. vacuum sealed packages labeled as βOLD FASHIONED WIENERS COURSE GROUND FULLY COOKEDβ with sell by date β11/26/20β and lot number β2020503β on the product label.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number βEST. 2420β inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin and may have been sold intact or from a counter display as individual sausages.
The problem was discovered after the firm received a complaint from a store employee who observed cheese in the product.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in retailer and consumersβ refrigerators. Retailers who have obtained these products are urged not to sell them. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall and that actions are being taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers and members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Tom Chermak, Cher-Make Sausage Company President, at [email protected] or by calling (920) 683-5980.