Meat snacks recalled due to lack of federal inspection

People’s Sausage Co., a Los Angeles, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 13,554 pounds of elk, bison and beef meat stick products that were produced without an approved voluntary grant of inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The shelf stable elk and bison jerky and meat stick products were produced on various dates from May 3, 2016 through June 15, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

• 4-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON WILD STICKS Hot and Spicy” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON LLC. Elk Jerky Lemon Chile” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON LLC. Elk Jerky Teriyaki” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON Elk Jerky Sweet and Spicy” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON Elk Jerky Old Fashioned” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON LLC. Bison Jerky Lemon Chile” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON LLC. Bison Jerky Teriyaki” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON LLC. Bison Jerky Sweet and Spicy” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 
• 3-oz plastic bags containing “MONTRAIL BISON LLC. Bison Jerky Old Fashioned” with a use by date from May 3, 2018 to June 15, 2020. 

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 4160” inside the triangle shaped USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Montana.

The problem was discovered on June 22, 2018 during an FSIS investigation. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.

Source: FSIS