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J Bar B Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Smoked Sausage Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

USDA-FSIS · February 21, 2019 · Class I

J Bar B Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Smoked Sausage Products due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens - posted February 21, 2019 by USDA-FSIS, Class I.
Reason: Misbranding; Unreported Allergens.
Quantity involved: 11,360 pounds.
Distribution: Texas.
Details as of October 24, 2026; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.

Agency: USDA-FSIS
Posted: February 21, 2019
Classification: Class I
Status: Closed Recall
Recalling firm: J Bar B Foods
Source ID: 017-2019

How this recall compares

J Bar B Foods has 3 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 3rd. The one before it: J Bar B Foods Recalls Beef Sausage Products due to Adulterated and Misbranded… (June 12, 2018).
At 11,360 pounds, it is larger than 75% of the 101 USDA-FSIS recalls from 2019 that state a quantity in pounds.
It is one of 14 undeclared-allergen recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in February 2019 (all undeclared-allergen recalls).

Other recalls from J Bar B Foods

Posted	Agency	Recall	Class
June 12, 2018	USDA-FSIS	J Bar B Foods Recalls Beef Sausage Products due to Adulterated and Misbranded Ingredient	Class II
March 1, 2018	USDA-FSIS	J Bar B Foods Recalls Chicken Sausage Products due to Misbranding and an Undeclared…	Class I

Matched by company name after removing suffixes such as Inc. and LLC; parent companies and subsidiaries are counted separately.

Official summary

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2019 J Bar B Foods, a Weimar, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 51,188 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) cheddar smoked sausage products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.

The ready-to-eat Cheddar Smoked Sausage items were incorrectly labeled as Original Smoked Sausage. The items were produced on January 19, 2019. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF only)]

14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages of H-E-B MADE IN TEXAS ORIGINAL Smoked Sausage with a sell by date of 5/19/19 and lot code LN2 90149.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number 7066A inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations in Texas.

The problem was discovered when a retail store notified the company of an incorrect label. The establishment investigated and determined that the incorrect label was applied to the product.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to 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 that recalling firms are notifying their customers of the recall and that actions are being 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.

Consumers with questions about the recall can contact Bonnie Hymen, Risk Coordinator, J Bar B Foods, at (830) 788-7511, ext. 271. Members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Pete Beckwith, Chief Marketing Officer, J Bar B Foods, at (323) 898-3087.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.