Iowa Firm Recalls Barbecue Sausage Products That May Be Undercooked

CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-074-2012
November 13, 2012
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Neil Gaffney

WASHINGTON, Nov 13, 2012 –Pinnacle Foods Group LLC a Fort Madison, Iowa establishment, is recalling approximately 90,975 pounds of bourbon barbecue sausage products because they may have been underprocessed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The products subject to recall include:

5-oz. cans of “Armour Vienna Sausage Bourbon BBQ Flavored” (24 per case).

Each can bears the establishment number "P-4247" inside the USDA mark of inspection, a UPC Code of “54100 93824” and a Use By date of Sept. 7, 2015. The products subject to recall were produced on Sept. 7, 2012, and sold to retail establishments nationwide. The retail distribution list is available on FSIS' website at: www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/
index.asp

The problem was discovered by the company. The company believes the problem occurred as a result of processing time miscalculations that caused the product to be undercooked during the production process. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider....

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