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Nationwide Sausage Recall as Consumer Warning Issued
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A Massachusetts-based company has issued a recall for more than 24,000 pounds of chicken sausages, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Kayem Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall on July 17 for a select lot of its Sweet Apple Chicken Sausages because of the possible presence of plastic pieces.
Why It Matters
FSIS has issued a Class I risk classification for the recall, the most serious category. The classification refers to a "health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."
Foreign material in food products presents health risks, including choking, damage to teeth and digestive tract injury. Small plastic shards could obstruct airways, especially in vulnerable populations like children and older adults.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that "hard or sharp foreign objects in food may cause traumatic injury including laceration and perforation of tissues of the mouth, tongue, throat, stomach and intestine as well as damage to the teeth and gums."
Kayem Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall on July 17 for a select lot of its Sweet Apple Chicken Sausages due to the possible presence of plastic pieces.
Kayem Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall on July 17 for a select lot of its Sweet Apple Chicken Sausages due to the possible presence of plastic pieces.
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What To Know
The product impacted by the recall is the All Natural Al Fresco Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage - lot number: 179 - use/freeze-by date: October 1, 2025
The sausages were distributed to retail locations nationwide. They bear the establishment number "P-7839" inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The problem was discovered after the company informed FSIS that it had received three consumers complaints reporting the presence of white pieces of plastic in the sausages.
As of July 17, no injuries had been reported in connection with the consumption of the product.
What People Are Saying
Kayem Foods Inc. told Newsweek in a statement: "Kayem Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 24,173 pounds of Al Fresco Sweet Apple Fully Cooked Chicken Sausage after receiving three consumer complaints of foreign material in the product. Kayem Foods immediately notified the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and the recall was initiated. The issue was isolated to one lot of product on the single Sweet Apple flavor and there have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of these products and no other Al Fresco product or flavor is affected. Kayem Foods is actively working with all retail partners and distributors to immediately remove potentially affected product from the market."
FSIS, in its recall statement: "FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. 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 recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers."
What Happens Next
The recall is listed as active, according to FSIS.
FSIS said that anyone concerned about injury in relation to the product should contact their health care providers.
Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Kayem Foods Inc. at 617-889-1600.
