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DSCP-FTW September 2, 2023 

ALFOODACT 2023-035 

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Smoked Sausage Products Due to Possible 

Foreign Matter Contamination

1. REFERENCE: DHA-MSR 6025.01/AR 40-660/ DLAR 6025.01/NAVSUPINST 

10110.8D/AFI 48-161_IP/MCO 10110.38D, DOD Hazardous Food & Nonprescription Drug 

Recall System, 6 September 2018. 

2. COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Hillshire Brands Company, a St. Joseph, Mo. 

establishment, is recalling approximately 15,876 pounds of blended meat and poultry smoked 

sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone 

fragments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 

announced today. 

The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS that it received consumer complaints 

regarding bone fragments in the product. Also, FSIS received one consumer complaint regarding 

this issue. There has been one reported oral injury associated with consumption of this product. 

FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. 

Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. Consumers 

who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be 

thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. 

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their 

customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer 

available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS 

website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls. 

The products subject to recall bear establishment number "EST. 756A" printed on the front of the 

package. These items were shipped to retail stores in California, Maryland, New Mexico, New 

York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. 
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3. PRODUCTS AFFECTED: The ready-to-eat blended meat and poultry smoked sausage 

items were produced on June 14, 2023. The following products are subject to recall: 

• 14-oz. cryovac package containing one rope of "HILLSHIRE FARM SMOKED 

SAUSAGE MADE WITH PORK, TURKEY, BEEF" with lot codes in the form of the 

establishment number, line number and time of production in hours:minutes:seconds, 

"EST. 756A 20 19:00:00 through 21:59:59 and EST. 756A 21 19:00:00 through 

21:59:59" and use by date of "Nov 11 23" printed on the front of the package. 

4. PRODUCT LABELS/PICTURES: 

 

5. CONTACT INFORMATION: Members of the media with questions about the recall can 

contact Laura Burns, Vice President of Communications, Tyson Foods, at 479- 713-9890 or 

laura.burns2@tyson.com. Consumers with questions about the recall can contact the customer 

service line at 1-855-382-3101.

6. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FINDINGS.

a. Army Veterinary Services and Air Force Public Health Personnel: Report negative and 

positive findings in the Veterinary Service Information Management System (VSIMS) 

Subsistence Recalls application. If you are not in one of these two groups, please use the 

instructions below (paragraphs b-d).
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b. Navy: 

1) SHIPS AT SEA: Must report positive and negative findings to supporting Veterinary 

Service unit. Are authorized to destroy or dispose of recalled products utilizing the procedures 

and reporting requirements outlined in NAVSUP P-486 Paragraph 5302 and 6000(4), to include 

completion of a DD Form 200 and Standard Form 364. Procedures for completing the DD Form 

200 are found in NAVSUP P-486 Paragraph 6001. Procedures for completing Standard Form 

364 are found in NAVSUP P-486 Paragraph 5300(2)(c). 

2) SHIPS IN PORT/HOMEPORTED/ASHORE GALLEYS: Supporting Veterinary 

Service unit will conduct inspection and report positive and negative findings in VSIMS 

Subsistence Recalls application. Contact the appropriate DLA Account Manager via Regional 

NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) to arrange pickup of recall items. Contact your 

supporting (NAVSUP FLC) for any issues regarding PV Pickup. Proceed with the same guidance 

in the paragraph above. 

c. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractors: Report positive and negative findings to 

your Contracting Officer, Contracting Specialist, TVLS, and dscpconssafofc@dla.mil within 72-

hours. Positive Response Information required: (Vendor must provide all the following 

information): 

1) ALFOODACT 202X-XXX 

2) DLA Contract Number: 

3) Unit of Measure:

4) Quantity Currently in Stock: 

5) List of customers that received product AND (a-h) for each customer: 

a) Customer name and location: 

b) DLA Purchase Order Number:

c) Vendor Invoice Number: 

d) Item Stock number (LSN, NSN): 

e) Quantity Shipped: 

f) Date Shipped: 

g) Value of Affected Product:

h) Amount of credit due: 

d. AAFES, MWR, NEX, MCCS, DeCA, DLA, dining facilities, and all other agencies,

report your findings in accordance with the procedures outlined by your agency. 

7. If you know of others who need to receive Subsistence Recall messages, click Subscribe

(Subject: Subscribe to Subsistence Recall Notifications, Email address: 

usarmy.jbsa.medcom.mbx.medcom-vsims@health.mil). If you no longer need to receive 

Subsistence Recall messages, click Unsubscribe (Subject: Unsubscribe from Subsistence Recall 

Notifications, Email address: usarmy.jbsa.medcom.mbx.medcom-vsims@health.mil).

8. Previous recalls are available on the DLA-TS Food Safety Office website: 

https://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/Subsistence/FoodSafety/fso/ALFOODACT/. 
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9. Point of contact for ALFOODACT messages is the undersigned at commercial telephone 215-

737-0329/DSN: 312-444-0329, or dscpconssafofc@dla.mil. 

 

LORENZO D. LEWIS JR.

Chief Warrant Officer Two, U.S. Army 

Quality Assurance Officer