Smoked Sausage Recall Includes Illinois

A recall has been issued for smoked sausage that reaches into 6 states, including Illinois.

WGN shares that over 25 tons of smoked sausage from the Texas based company Eddy Packing Co. is being recalled due to possible contamination of plastic being found within their sausages.

The recall is for "smoked sausage products ranging from 2½ pounds to 30 pounds that were processed April 5 with packing dates of April 5-6." they also are marked with "EST. 4800” inside the USDA mark and were shipped to California, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas."

The products that may contain the plastic pieces are as follows: "Eddy Fully Cooked Premium Smoked Sausage, Dickey’s Barbeque Pit Original Smoked Fresh Polish Sausage Made With Pork and Beef, Lowe’s Original Recipe Naturally Hardwood Smoked Sausage Made With Pork and Beef, Eddy Smoked Sausage Made With Pork and Beef, Carl’s Pork and Beef Smoked Sausage, Eddy Southern Style Pork and Beef Smoked Sausage, and Dickey Cheese/Jalapeno Pork and Beef Sausage Ring."

Although no reports have been received about illness or customers getting hurt by them the company asks that you return the product to the stores or immediately throw them out.