Sausage recall prompts ‘health hazard’ alert across three states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a high-risk recall for approximately 7,485 pounds of raw Italian pork sausage products produced by Impero Foods & Meats, Inc., a Baltimore-based establishment.

On Friday, December 20, the FSIS designated the recall as Class I, describing it as a “health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”

The affected products are labeled “Old World Italian Sausage” and were distributed to retailers and food service locations in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. They were packaged in 10-pound white cardboard boxes containing plastic bags, with “rope” or “link” handwritten on the case.

The establishment number “EST. 10827” is printed inside the USDA mark of inspection. FSIS warns that some sausages may have been sold at deli counters without labels or identification, increasing the risk of unintentional consumption.

The recall was initiated because the products were produced without federal inspection, a violation of food safety regulations.