HOUSTON, Texas (KPEL News) - A major sausage recall is impacting three southern states, including Texas - where the recall is originating.

D.J.’s Boudain, which is based in Beaumont, is recalling over 17,000 pounds of one of its products, a popular style of sausage that is perhaps better known across the state line into Louisiana.

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What Is Boudain?

In Louisiana, it's known as "boudin" - a style of Cajun French sausage that mixes pork, liver, rice, and spices and can be stuffed into a casing, rolled into a ball and fried, or used as a filling in various other dishes.

Both "boudin" and "boudain" are the correct spelling of the word, but "boudain" is more common in Texas. D.J.'s Boudain, for example, is based in Texas. Still, the product they make is virtually the same as the product made in Louisiana, but the Texas-based company makes a lot of it.

The Recall - What States Are Impacted?

According to the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), D.J.'s issued a recall of 17,720 pounds of boudain sausage link products that "may be contaminated with foreign materials."

According to the recall alert, a consumer reported an issue when they discovered a part of a pen in their sausage.

"There has been one reported oral injury associated with consumption of this product," the agency reported. "FSIS has received no additional reports of injury or illness from consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider."

Credit: USDA/FSIS
Credit: USDA/FSIS
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The concern is that contaminated products may still be circulating.

"FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’, retailers’, and restaurants’ refrigerators or freezers," the recall alert states. "Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. Restaurants are urged not to serve these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."

The product was distributed to vendors, restaurants, and retail locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

What to Do If You Have This Product

According to FSIS, there are various ways to get answers if you think you have the recalled product in your home or business.

Consumers and members of the media with questions about the recall can contact Jonathan Wallace, Vice President of Operations at DJ’s Boudain, LLC, at 409-842-0558 ext. 111 or jwallace@djsboudain.com.

Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.

If you do have it, do not eat it, the company and FSIS say.

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