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FDA Lists Class I Recall of Bulk Smoked Sausage Seasoning Over Undeclared Sesame

An enforcement report records an ongoing recall of 120 units of Adams Extract & Spice LLC seasoning distributed in Texas.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:25 a.m. ET
An FDA enforcement report, recall number , lists an recall of "" by . The record gives the reason as an , the quantity as , and distribution as . The recall was initiated on , with a report date of . The record lists "Lot Code(s): 26J000059877-01 Dates of Manufacture: 04/27/2026 Lot Code(s): 26J000059877-02 Dates of Manufacture: 04/28/2026." The action is recorded as and this remains a developing matter. is the FDA's most serious recall category, used where there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious harm or death. The FDA says an undeclared allergen is an ingredient the label does not name, and that people with an allergy or severe sensitivity to it run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat the product; anyone without that allergy is not affected. This is not a supermarket item. According to background guidance from UConn Extension, the Association of Food and Drug Officials and University of Georgia Extension, a blend of this type is a pre-mixed dry seasoning used as an ingredient in making smoked sausage, built from ground spices and flavourings together with salt and usually sugar or dextrose, and weighed into ground meat before the meat is stuffed into casings and cooked or smoked. The "32.86#" in the product name is the pack size, 32.86 pounds — a bulk trade ingredient shipped to sausage and meat-processing plants rather than sold to shoppers, who would encounter it only indirectly, already mixed into finished sausage. That description says nothing about this recall. The FDA's own enforcement database records 51 other actions by this firm, including three dated also classified and also citing an — EC Hot Links Seasoning 45.05#, Coopers Bbq 60 Gal Bean Mix box, and JB Chicken Sknls 35.73# — and one Class II action the same date for Johnny's Salad and Pasta Elegance 5.5 oz (UPC: 0-70381-10014-9). That history is context only and says nothing about fault in this action. The same database records 745 food recalls citing an undeclared allergen over the past two years across all firms; other firms' recalls are not evidence about this one.

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  1. Version 37 Aug 2026, 15:25current

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  2. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:46

    Replaced the NDSU-sourced product description with background from UConn Extension, AFDO and University of Georgia Extension, and added those source URLs.

  3. Version 17 Aug 2026, 13:14

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