Approximately 2,373 pounds of ready-to-eat beef sausage products have been recalled because they may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Southside Market & BBQ of Elgin, Texas have recalled 16 oz. packages of Southside Market & BBQ Original Beef Sausage, Lot # 065-E; 16 oz. and 48 oz. packages of Southside Market & BBQ Original Beef Sausage, Lot #’s 065-A, 065-B, 065-C, and 065-D and 16 oz. packages of Southside Market & BBQ 1882 Hot Recipe Beef Sausage, Lot # 065-D. The smoked and fully cooked products were produced on March 5, 2012, and distributed to retail warehouses in Texas, as well as through Internet sales. For more information contact Bryan Bracewell, CEO of Southside Market & BBQ, at 512-285-3407.

There have once again been a good number of recalls since the March issue and we were unable to get them all in this issue. If you need more information on any of the recalls listed above, or would like information on a recall that you are aware of that we haven’t listed, please visit our firm’s web site at www.BeasleyAllen.com/recalls. We would also like to know if we have missed any significant recall that involves a safety issue this month. If so, please let us know. As indicated at the outset, you may also contact Shanna Malone at Shanna.Malone@beasleyallen.com for more recall information.