Stop using nowMeat & poultry recall · USDA FSIS · Published July 26, 2019
Kent Quality Foods Recalls Polish Sausage Due to Possible Rubber Contamination
Kent Quality Foods recalls ready-to-eat polish sausage products that may contain pieces of flexible pink rubber. Consumers are urged not to consume these products and should discard or return them to the store.
“Kent Quality Foods Recalls Polish Sausage Due to Possible Rubber Contamination.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275998-kent-quality-foods-recalls-polish-sausage-due-to-possible-rubber. Based on USDA FSIS recall #079-2019 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/kent-quality-foods-inc--recalls-ready-eat-sausage-products-due-possible-foreign).
Kent Quality Foods, Inc. recalled ready-to-eat sausage products due to possible contamination with pieces of flexible pink rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on July 26, 2019. Consumers are urged not to consume the affected items.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Kent Quality Foods
Product: TETON WATERS RANCH COOKED UNCURED POLISH SAUSAGE MADE WITH BEEF
Size: 36-oz. packages containing three 12 oz. individually wrapped pieces
Use/Freeze By dates: SEP 16 2019 or SEP 19 2019
Establishment number: EST. 5694
Packaging dates: June 17, 2019 and June 20, 2019
Distribution: Retail locations in California and Utah
Quantity: Approximately 48,681 pounds
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. Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Jim Zubkus, Kent Quality Inc., Vice President of Sales, at (616) 459-4595.
The hazard
The sausage products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of flexible pink rubber. The problem was discovered when the firm received two complaints of extraneous materials from retailers on July 17, 2019 and July 18, 2019. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Kent Quality Foods, Inc. has one other recall on record since May 16, 2018, involving hot dogs and sausages with an undeclared soy allergen on that date. Other recent recalls of similar products include Fontanini Pork Sausage Recall: Plastic Contamination Risk (September 25, 2026), Olympia Provisions Recalls Holiday Kielbasa Sausages Due to Possible Metal Contamination (December 19, 2025), and Ajinomoto Chicken and Pork Products Recall: Possible Glass Contamination (March 3, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for products with the establishment number EST. 5694 on the packaging. The recalled items were packaged on June 17 or June 20, 2019, and sold in California and Utah retail locations.
Brand
Kent Quality Foods
Category
Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy
What to do — step by step
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Discard or return the recalled sausage products to the place of purchase.
Official remedy
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California and Utah.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
USDA FSIS distribution: “California, Utah”
States: California, Utah.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2020.
1USDA FSIS announced the recall
2FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Subject: Recall 079-2019 — Kent Quality Foods Recalls Polish Sausage Due to Possible Rubber Contamination
Hello,
I own a Kent Quality Foods Recalls Polish Sausage Due to Possible Rubber Contamination that is covered by recall 079-2019 from Kent Quality Foods.
The official recall notice states: Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
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