USDA Announces Recall on Sausage for Potential Listeria Contamination
The recalled sausage was produced on May 12 and has been available for purchase at retail stores since May 13. Bourgeois Smokehouse's smoked andouille sausage was sold at the butcher counter at Rouses Market stores in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
The recalled sausage was individually weighed, packaged, and labeled at the butcher counter, so it will not have a USDA mark of inspection to denote if it is part of the recall. However, if you purchased smoked andouille sausage at a Rouses Market in one of the three impacted states, you should not consume it. You can confirm with your store if the sausage you purchased is produced by Bourgeois Smokehouse, and then receive a replacement or refund for the recalled sausage.
FSIS discovered the problem during routine testing, where samples of the smoked andouille sausage tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. However, no illnesses have been reported at this time.
Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, which is a serious and sometimes fatal infection that mostly impacts older individuals, those with weakened immune systems, and people who are pregnant and their newborn children.
While an infection is more serious for those groups, anyone can be infected with listeriosis. Typically, the symptoms include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. In more serious cases, the infection may spread beyond the gastrointestinal tract and may also lead to miscarriages, stillbirths, and premature delivery for pregnant individuals and life-threatening infections for newborns.
If you are experiencing symptoms or have any questions about listeriosis, you should contact your healthcare provider. For questions regarding the recall, you can contact Bourgeois Smokehouse directly at 985-447-1604 or bourgeoissmokehouse@comcast.net.
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