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A New York based food processing company has initiated a recall of nearly 19,000 pounds of sausage, sliced meat and poultry products.
Smith Packing, LLC, announced the recall because of sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory limits, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
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Why It Matters
According to FSIS guidelines, sodium nitrite is used to preserve meat and poultry products, and to prevent bacterial growth. However, consuming products with sodium nitrite levels above regulatory limits may pose health risks.
The recall was listed as a Class I, which represents "a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."
What To Know
The affected items—produced between February 19 and April 24, 2025—bear the establishment number "EST. 4578" or "P-4578" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The products were distributed to institutional and retail locations throughout New York.
The issue was discovered when Smith Packaging notified FSIS after it received consumer complaints about the products' taste and color.
As of Tuesday, there had been no confirmed illnesses related to the consumption of the recalled items.
FSIS warned that some of the affected products may still be in consumers' fridges or freezers.
The specific products affected by the recall are as follows:
A spokesperson for Palmer Foods, the primary distributor of the potentially affected product, told Newsweek: "Palmer Foods learned April 24 that certain products produced by its vendor, Smith Packing in Utica, were inedible. Smith immediately shut down production, alerted the USDA and determined the products contained an excessive amount of a curing agent.
"In coordination with the USDA, Smith agreed to a recall covering about 18,000 pounds of meat products labeled Honest John's, As-Salam and Beefland that may have been affected. Approximately 90 percent of that product never left the warehouse, and approximately 34 customers were identified who received potentially inedible meats. Palmer is working with those customers to recover and destroy any potentially affected product."
What Happens Next
Consumers and institutions in possession of the recalled products are urged not to consume them. They are urged to discard them or return them to their place of purchase.
Update, 05/01/2025, 11:22 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Palmer Foods.
Correction, 05/02/2025, 12:02 p.m. ET: A spelling error in the second sentence was amended.
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