Over 22,000 Pounds of Susage Recalled Over Contamination Concerns
Johnsonville, LLC is recalling lots of its cheddar bratwurst over contamination concerns.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is advising customers to discontinue the use of the products immediately.
You can find out which products are affected below.
Shoppers who frequent the meat aisle at their local grocery store will want to take a closer look in their freezers after Johnsonville, LLC issued a recall of its popular bratwurst. The Momence, Illinois-based company shared its decision to issue a recall on April 5, 2025, after receiving two different consumer complaints about the cheddar bratwurst.
According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the company pulled all of its 19-ounce packages of cheddar bratwurst with the package code B9FOD from store shelves. The recall amounts to approximately 22,672 pounds of meat, according to the statement, which cites 'foreign material' as the reason behind the recall.
The meats come in a five-pack, and the boldly colored label lists them as 'Johnsonville BRATS CHEDDAR Bratwurst,' which adheres to the front of the clear package's cling wrap. The product also includes an establishment number in the top left corner of the label, which says 'Est. 1647' in black ink.
According to the FSIS Announcement, these bratwursts were packaged on Feb. 5, 2025, and they were sold in stores located in the following states:
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
While the bratwurst included in this recall would be expired by now, FSIS is concerned that shoppers may have frozen the products for long-term storage, so they're asking customers to check their freezers. If you believe you may have impacted product, do not eat it. FSIS has instructed anyone who still has these bratwursts to immediately discard them or return them to where they were purchased.
Fortunately, as of publication time, there has not been any report of injuries as a result of the recall. FSIS has stated that anyone who may have been injured while eating the bratwurst should seek medical care.
It can be alarming to see so many different recalls posted in the news, especially when it seems like a large number of them involve food. But, experts say that an increase in recalls doesn't necessarily mean that things are unsafe at the manufacturing companies where these products are being produced. Instead, they say that an increase in testing could be one of the reasons why there has been such a spike in recall alerts.
Additionally, the increased demand for ready-to-eat items has also caused a rise in recalls, since bacteria like botulism have more time to grow in pre-packaged foods.
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