WASHINGTON- Mundelein, III.-based Alef Sausage recalled approximately 61,574 lbs of ready-to-eat (RTE) halal meat and poultry sausage products due to misbranding and possible temperature abuse, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The problem was discovered when officials with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets notified FSIS that salami product was stored at non-refrigerated temperatures at a retail store in Brooklyn, New York.

The products were not labeled with a handling statement indicating that they should be kept refrigerated, which could lead to temperature abuse of the products.

FSIS’ investigation identified other varieties of halal meat and poultry sausage products with the brand name “Sheikh” produced by Alef Sausage Inc. in commerce that did not bear a handling statement.

The RTE meat and poultry sausage products were produced and distributed into commerce on various dates from 2018 through April 2023. The following products, of various weights, are subject to recall [view labels]:

  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh BEEF SALAMI ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh TASHENTSKAYA SALAMI ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh BEEF CERVELAT ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh Musulmanskaya Lamb Premium ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh MUSUL’MANSKAYA SALAMI ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh MUSUL’MANSKAYA PREMIUM SALAMI ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh BEEF BOLOGNA ZABIHA HALAL.”
  • Vacuum-packed packages containing 1 piece of “Sheikh Musulmanskaya Chicken Premium ZABIHA HALAL.”

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 21174” or “EST. P-21174” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in New York and distributors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products.