New York Style Sausage Pork Recall: Misbranding Hazard
New York Style Sausage Co. recalls pork sausage due to misbranding. Sheep casings not listed on labels may cause allergic reactions.
Use caution until it’s fixed
misbranding
What happened, in plain English
New York Style Sausage Co. is recalling approximately 4,040 pounds of pork sausage products because the packaging fails to declare that the items are encased in sheep casings. This omission poses a risk to consumers who have allergies to sheep proteins. The recall was announced by the USDA on January 8, 2016. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275522-new-york-style-sausage-pork-recall-misbranding-hazard.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275522-new-york-style-sausage-pork-recall-misbranding-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #005-2016
Cite this page
“New York Style Sausage Pork Recall: Misbranding Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275522-new-york-style-sausage-pork-recall-misbranding-hazard. Based on USDA FSIS recall #005-2016 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/new-york-style-sausage-co--recalls-pork-products-due-misbranding).
Why it’s dangerous
The product is encased in sheep casings, which are not declared on the label. If a consumer with a sheep protein allergy eats the sausage, it may elicit an allergic reaction because they were unaware of the ingredient due to the mislabeling.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased pork sausage products from New York Style Sausage Co. between July 1, 2015, and January 7, 2016. Individuals with allergies to sheep proteins are at the highest risk of an adverse reaction.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for pork sausage products produced by New York Style Sausage Co. in Sunnyvale, Calif., that were made on various dates between July 1, 2015, and January 7, 2016. Check if the label fails to list sheep casings as an ingredient.
- Brand
New York Style Sausage Co.- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Check Product Dates
Verify if your product was produced between July 1, 2015, and January 7, 2016.
Contact USDA Hotline
Call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) for assistance.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2016.
- FSIS closed the recall
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Similar recalls
Latest meat & poultry recalls
Keep exploring
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 #005-2016 (January 8, 2016)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official USDA FSIS recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.