Over 140,000 pounds of ready-to-eat bologna have been recalled nationwide due to misbranding, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Friday.
The bologna, which was sold at retailers across the country, may contain meat that was not declared on the product label.
Check your fridge and freezer for these lunch meats, and throw them away or return them.
The recall affects the following products from Gaiser’s European Style Provisions Inc.:
- Vacuum-packed packages of “FAMILY TREE BOLOGNA VEAL” containing undeclared pork
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “BABUSHKA’S RECIPE CHICKEN BOLOGNA” containing undeclared pork
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “FANCY BOLOGNA” labeled with pork as an ingredient but containing undeclared beef and chicken
- Vacuum-packed packages of “GAISERS RUSSIAN BRAND DOKTORSKAYA BOLOGNA” containing undeclared beef
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “GAISERS BOLOGNA VEAL” containing undeclared chicken and pork
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “GAISERS TURKEY BOLOGNA” containing undeclared chicken and pork
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “CHICKEN BOLOGNA KYPOYKA PABA” containing undeclared pork
All of the products have the establishment number of “EST. 5385.”
The recalled products may contain meats that they’re not supposed to.
The problem was discovered when the Office of the Inspector General received a complaint about the lunch meat. FSIS investigated the matter and found that the products contained “source materials” that were not declared on the label.
FSIS has given the recall a Class 3 risk level, meaning the agency does not expect the affected lunch meat to cause any adverse health effects. Still, FSIS is advising any consumers concerned about an illness from these products to contact a healthcare provider.
Check your fridge and freezer for the recalled lunch meat. If you have any of the products, throw them out or return them.
While FSIS does not expect the lunch meat to cause an illness, the agency is still advising consumers to dispose of the products.
