Taylor’s Sausage Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Mislabeling

EDITORS NOTE: - This release is being updated to include previously unaccounted for product increasing the weight from 641 to 1,086 pounds and to add new packaging dates and new lot codes. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2019 Taylors Sausage Inc., a Cave Junction, Ore. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,086 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry sausage products because the products may be misbranded and contain a pork casing or a sheep casing that were not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat meat and poultry sausage items were packaged from June 26, 2019, though Oct. 10, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: [ View labels (PDF only)] 16-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing fully cooked, ready-to-eat, "TAYLORS Sausage Smoked Chicken and Apple Sausage" with lot code numbers 19217, 19176, 19282, 19273, 19259 and 19252. 16-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing fully cooked, ready-to-eat, TAYLORS Sausage Cheddar Dogs with lot code numbers 19247 and 19217. The products subject to recall bear establishment number "6172" or "P-6172" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were sold at retail locations in California and Oregon. The problem was discovered by FSIS during routine inspection activities. 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. 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. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Yvette Pendleton, shipping and receiving manager at Taylors Sausage Inc., at (541) 592-4185. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Emily Nichols, co-owner of Taylors Sausage Inc., at (541) 592-4185. Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/ .