22,000 Kilos of Johnsonville Bratwurst Recalled Over Potential Contamination

Should you have been planning to grill sausages this week, you may need to double examine which of them you bought.

On Saturday, main sausage producer Johnsonville introduced a voluntary recall of roughly 22,672 kilos of its cheddar bratwurst product as it might be “contaminated with overseas materials, particularly arduous plastic,” the U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (FSIS) shared in its announcement. The difficulty was found after two clients complained about discovering items of plastic of their bratwurst. 

In line with the recall discover, the cheddar bratwurst in query was produced on February 5, 2025. The one product being recalled is the model’s 19-ounce sealed agency tray packages containing 5 items of Johnsonville Brats Cheddar Bratwurst. Recalled objects may have the package deal code B9FOD and the institution quantity “Est. 1647” — the latter shall be on the entrance of the product’s label, hopefully making it simple to establish.

The recall notes that affected objects have been shipped to retail areas in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin, so grocery consumers in these states ought to listen.

The excellent news is that there have been no confirmed experiences of damage in affiliation with this recall. Nonetheless, in the event you did devour the product and are feeling ailing, it’s crucial that you just attain out to a medical skilled instantly.

The FSIS additionally says it is “involved that some product could also be in customers’ freezers. Shoppers who’ve bought these merchandise are urged to not devour them. These merchandise must be thrown away or returned to the place of buy.” 

Anybody with questions on this recall can attain out to Amanda Fritsch, client relations coordinator for Johnsonville, at 888-556-2728 or [email protected]. 

This is not the one latest recall to make headlines because of overseas objects in meals. In late March, the FSIS issued a recall for 29,541 kilos — or a little bit over 14 tons — of Chomps ready-to-eat beef sticks, manufactured by Idaho Smokehouse Companions, as they have been probably contaminated with items of steel. And in early April, confection firm Tony’s Chocolonely Inc. introduced a voluntary, worldwide recall of particular chocolate bar flavors, because of the potential presence of small stones. These incidents are a useful reminder to remain knowledgeable on any recollects that federal companies subject.