More Than 24,000 Pounds of Sausage Items Recalled Nationwide Due to Plastic Contamination

The recall has been given a ‘Class 1-High’ designation.

An image of the label on the recalled Kayem Foods' sausage product. USDA

Massachusetts-based Kayem Foods Inc. is recalling roughly 24,173 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken sausage products as they could be “contaminated with foreign material, specifically pieces of plastic,” the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in a July 17 statement.

The items being recalled are labeled “All Natural al fresco Chicken Sausage Sweet Apple with Vermont-made syrup.” The sausages, manufactured on June 28, were wrapped up in 11-oz. vacuum-packed packages.