Applegate Farms RTE Sausage Recall

WASHINGTONSchmalz European Provisions, a Springfield, N.J., firm is recalling approximately 1,485 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may contain pieces of plastic, the USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

The recall involves 12-ounce packages of "Applegate Farms Certified Organic Fire Roasted Red Pepper Fully Cooked Chicken & Turkey Sausage." Each package also indicates "Keep Refrigerated" and "Skinless" on the label. Each package has a use by/freeze by date of Feb. 28, 2010. The products bear the establishment number "P-5411" inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The products were produced Jan. 7, 2010, and distributed to retailers in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, and Texas.