Use caution Meat & poultry recall · USDA FSIS · Published August 7, 2020

Ready-to-Eat Sausage Products Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination

USDA FSIS recalls ready-to-eat smoked sausages from Bluegrass Quality Meats due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Products may cause serious infections in high-risk groups. Consumers should discard or return items.

Plain-English summary generated from official USDA FSIS data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 USDA FSIS recall #PHA-08072020-01Meat & poultryBluegrass Quality Meats

Use caution until it’s fixed

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

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat smoked sausages that may contain Listeria monocytogenes. These products were produced by Bluegrass Quality Meats in Kentucky and are no longer in commerce as they have expired. Consumers are urged not to eat them and should throw them away or return them to the store. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275228-ready-to-eat-sausage-products-recall-possible-listeria-contamination.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275228-ready-to-eat-sausage-products-recall-possible-listeria-contamination · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #PHA-08072020-01

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“Ready-to-Eat Sausage Products Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275228-ready-to-eat-sausage-products-recall-possible-listeria-contamination. Based on USDA FSIS recall #PHA-08072020-01 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ready-eat-sausage-products-due-possible-listeria).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert on Aug. 7, 2020, for ready-to-eat sausage products from Bluegrass Quality Meats due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers with these items are urged not to consume them.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Bluegrass Quality Meats
14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of “BLUE GRASS METTWURST,” use or freeze by date July 23, 2020
14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of “WALNUT CREEK FOODS Smoked Sausage,” use or freeze by date July 23, 2020
14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of Lidl “SMOKED BRATWURST,” use or freeze by date July 23, 2020
14-oz. plastic packages containing 6 pieces of Lidl “SMOKED BRATWURST WITH CHEESE,” use or freeze by date July 23, 2020
Establishment number EST. 7417 inside the USDA mark of inspection
Produced on Apr. 22, 2020
Shipped to distributors and retail locations in Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia

What to do

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.

The hazard

The sausage products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a finding confirmed by routine testing on one product. The agency notes that consumption can cause listeriosis, which poses serious risks to older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Prime Line & Ferrarini Guanciale Products May Contain Listeria (2026-09-06) and City Foods Recalls Pastrami and Corned Beef Due to Possible Listeria Contamination (2026-08-08). Additional recent alerts involve Fontanini Pork Sausage Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk (2026-09-25).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 14-oz. plastic packages with 6 pieces of Bluegrass Mettwurst, Walnut Creek Foods Smoked Sausage, or Lidl Smoked Bratwurst or Smoked Bratwurst with Cheese, all with a use or freeze by date of July 23, 2020. Products have USDA establishment number EST. 7417 inside the inspection mark.

Brand
Bluegrass Quality Meats
Category
Meat & poultry

Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop Using It Now
Discard or return the recalled sausages to the place of purchase to avoid potential listeriosis.
Reheat Thoroughly
If you have the product, reheat ready-to-eat items until steaming hot to ensure safety.

Official remedy

What USDA FSIS says to do

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.

Where it went

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

USDA FSIS distribution: “Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia”

States: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275228-ready-to-eat-sausage-products-recall-possible-listeria-contamination">Ready-to-Eat Sausage Products Recall: Possible Listeria Contamination (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #PHA-08072020-01 (August 7, 2020)
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