Nearly 19K Pounds of Meat Recalled After Customers Complained of Taste, Color

Nearly 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products are being recalled after customers complained about their the taste and color.

On Tuesday, April 29, Smith Packing, LLC issued a recall of roughly 18,792 pounds of product in response to "sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory limit," the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

The recall accounts for multiple "ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry items" that the Utica, New York-based company produced on dates between Feb. 19 and April 24.

The issue was first flagged when the company informed the agency that consumers were complaining "of products that were off-taste and off-color." There here has been "no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products," per the FSIS.

The FSIS has now shared a list of 16 products being recalled, from brands including As-Salaam, Smith Packing, Honest John and Beefland USA. The products include Smith Packing Beef Knockwurst, As-Salaam Beef Breakfast Sausage, Honest John Jumbo Franks, Smith Packing Expert Bologna, Beefland USDA Regular Beef Sausage and As-Salaam Roasted Chicken Sausage Garlic.