32,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled After Products Found with False USDA Inspection Labels

A New Jersey-based food company is recalling tens of thousands of pounds of meat after federal officials discovered the products were sold with incorrect inspection markers.

According to the Thursday, Aug. 20, notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Sabrositos Hondureños, LLC, located in Edison, N.J., has pulled back approximately 32,000 pounds of pork and chorizo items that were distributed to stores and restaurants nationwide. 

Homestyle chorizo labeled "OLANCHO Chorizo Suelto Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÃ

The recalled items, which include vacuum-sealed packages of Olancho Sabrositos Hondureños chorizo, pork chops and ribs, were made without federal inspection and were found bearing a fraudulent USDA mark with establishment number “EST. 1785,” which does not exist, according to FSIS. 

The following products were included in the recall: 

  • 14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing homestyle chorizo labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Suelto Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
  • 14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing smoked pork chops labeled “OLANCHO Chuleta Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
  • 14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing smoked chorizo labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Ahumado Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
Smoked pork chops labeled "OLANCHO Chuleta Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÃ
  • 14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing cased homestyle chorizo, labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Olanchano Criollo SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
  • 14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing smoked BBQ spicy chorizo labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Parrillero SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
  • 14-oz. vacuum-sealed packages containing smoked ribs labeled “OLANCHO Costilla Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”

Officials said the issue was discovered during routine surveillance. While no illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported, food produced without inspection could contain allergens, harmful bacteria, or contaminants that pose health risks. 

Consumers are urged to check their refrigerators and freezers for the affected products. FSIS advises that the products should not be eaten or served. Instead, they should be returned to the place of purchase or thrown away.

The agency is continuing recall effectiveness checks to ensure the products are removed from the market. Retail distribution lists will be posted on the FSIS website as they become available.