USDA Flags Illegal Sausages Across Five States

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert for Grace canned chicken Vienna sausages, including regular and hot-and-spicy varieties, that were illegally imported from Jamaica, which is not authorized to export meat or poultry products to the United States. The cans carry the mark “EST. NO G-01” and were distributed to stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas. Officials are investigating how the products entered the country; no illnesses or injuries have been confirmed. Consumers should not eat the sausages and should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.