Federal food safety officials are warning consumers not to eat two varieties of Grace canned chicken Vienna sausages distributed to stores in Georgia and four other states because the products were illegally imported from Jamaica.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert for the products. Jamaica is not eligible to export meat or poultry products to the United States, and the agency is investigating how the sausages entered the country.
The alert covers the following products, regardless of the product date:
- 140-gram cans of “GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES.”
- 140-gram cans of “GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES HOT & SPICY.”
The cans bear establishment number “EST. NO G-01” inside the Jamaican inspection mark. Images of the product labels are available here.
The importer distributed the products to retail locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas. FSIS discovered the problem during routine surveillance of imported products in commerce.
No illnesses or injuries linked to the products have been confirmed. Anyone concerned about an illness or injury should contact a health care provider.
FSIS said some cans may still be in consumers’ pantries. Consumers should not eat the sausages and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
Questions about the alert can be directed to Sandra Campbell, identified in the notice as the owner, at 305-887-9523 or purecaribbeandist@gmail.com.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or email MPHotline@usda.gov. Problems with meat, poultry or egg products can be reported through the agency’s online consumer complaint system, available 24 hours a day.
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