WASHINGTON – Impero Foods & Meats, based in Baltimore, Md., is recalling approximately 7,485 lbs of raw pork sausage products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, announced the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Dec. 20.
The problem was discovered when FSIS officials conducted surveillance at a retail operation after notification that items may have been produced at a processing plant that had a suspended grant of inspection. After further investigation, it was determined some items were made without the benefit of FSIS inspection.
The raw Italian pork sausage items were produced from Oct. 3, 2024, through Dec. 19, 2024. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:
- 10-lb white cardboard box cases containing a plastic bag of “Old World Italian Sausage” with “rope” handwritten on the case.
- 10-lb white cardboard box cases containing a plastic bag of “Old World Italian Sausage” with “link” handwritten on the case.
The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “EST. 10827” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to restaurants and retail locations in Delaware, Md., and Pennsylvania. Some products may have been sold at retail deli operations without labels or other identification.
The agency said there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of the products.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in retailers’ or restaurants’ refrigerators or freezers. Retailers and restaurant operators are urged not to sell or serve these products. The products should be thrown away or returned to the vendor.
