Summer sausage, kielbasa, bologna, bratwurst: The list goes on and on. There are so many varieties of sausage. How long can you store them — and where? Are they fully cooked or not? The following
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Ready-to-eat sausages recalled after inspection finds Listeria on production surfaces
Daniele International LLC, of Mapleville, RI, is recalling 52,914 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) sausage products because of Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announcement.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Sunset Farm Foods Inc., of Valdosta, GA., is recalling 4,480 pounds of chicken and pork smoked sausage products that may be…
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An analysis of fermented sausages in Norway has found only one sample was positive for E. coli.
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute examined domestically produced fermented sausages for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). There was one…
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Botulism behind at least two deaths; others sick in Argentina
Foodborne botulism has been linked to two deaths in an Argentinian province.
The Ministry of Public Health in Misiones reported the two fatalities and at least four other cases occurred this past week in the…
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Argentina hit by Trichinella outbreaks linked to pork
A number of Argentinian provinces have recently reported human outbreaks of trichinellosis.
Trichinellosis, or trichinosis, is an illness people can get by eating raw or undercooked meat from animals infected with the parasite Trichinella. It…
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New York company recalls 3 tons of sausage products for inspection issue
Milan Provisions Co. Inc., a Corona, NY, establishment, is recalling about 6,000 pounds of heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable chorizo sausage products made using a pork ingredient produced without the benefit of federal…
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Consumers find crystalline pieces in sausage; USDA issues public warning
Three consumers have complained about finding hard crystalline material in packages of raw ground chorizo sausage products. The USDA is warning consumers to look for the products, but a recall has not been issued.
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Researchers identify factors behind German Listeria outbreak
A study has provided more detail on a multi-year outbreak of Listeria linked to meat products from one company in Germany. The United States was one of 20 countries that received the meat.
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Company recalls polish sausage because of concerns about undercooking
Harvest Meats is recalling its Harvest brand Polish sausage from six Canadian provinces because company officials found it was undercooked. The recall notice does not indicate how much of the sausage is involved.
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