Fair Oaks Farms, LLC Recalls Pork Sausage Patties Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall date

August 22, 2017

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

094-2017

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2017 Fair Oaks Farms, LLC, a Pleasant Prairie, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,134 pounds of pork sausage patties that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The fully cooked pork sausage patties were produced on August 8, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 2-lb. plastic sleeve packages containing BREAKFAST Best FULLY COOKED ORIGINAL PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES, with a sell-by date of 05/15/2018. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 17479T above the sell by date. These items were shipped to distribution and retail locations in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The problem was discovered when firms routine testing indicated positive results for Listeria monocytogenes . The products were on hold at a distribution center, however, the products were inadvertently shipped. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food sho…