HEALTH ALERT Food recall · Reported 7 Aug 2020 · USDA FSIS

Ready to Eat Sausage Products recalled by Blue Grass Provisions

Blue Grass Provisions is recalling Array. The recall was initiated on 7 Aug 2020 and the FDA has classified it as Public Health Alert.

Recall details

Recall number: FSIS-PHA-08072020-01
Recalling firm: Blue Grass Provisions
Classification: Public Health Alert
Status: Completed
Recall initiated: 7 Aug 2020
Reported: 7 Aug 2020
USDA notice type: Public Health Alert
Reason category: Listeria
Product category: Ready Meals

Timeline

7 Aug 2020	Recall initiated by company
7 Aug 2020	Published in enforcement report	+0 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Array. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Bluegrass Provisions Co., a Crescent Springs, Ky. establishment, produced sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because it is believed that all products are no longer in commerce and are past their use or freeze by dates. The ready-to-eat smoked sausage items were produced on Apr. 22, 2020. The following products subject to the public health alert are: 14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of “BLUE GRASS METTWURST,” with a use or freeze by date of July 23, 2020. 14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of “WALNUT CREEK FOODS Smoked Sausage,” with a use or freeze by date of July 23, 2020. 14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of Lidl “SMOKED BRATWURST,” with a use or freeze by date of July 23, 2020. 14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of Lidl “SMOKED BRATWURST WITH CHEESE,” with a use or freeze by date of July 23, 2020. The products bear establishment number “EST. 7417” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors and retail locations in Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia. The problem was discovered by routine testing and the results showed one of the products was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The additional products may be affected by cross-contamination. Consumption of food contaminated with L

Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.

Product as listed by the USDA

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Where it was distributed

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Stores named: Lidl

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Where was it sold?

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What should I do if I have it?

Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.

What does Public Health Alert mean?

A USDA Public Health Alert is issued when a recall cannot be requested, for example when the product is no longer on sale, but consumers still need to know.

Read the official USDA FSIS notice · Source record retrieved 29 Sep 2026. USDA data is public domain. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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