About 32,000 pounds of various meat products are being recalled after they were distributed with official marks of inspection despite not having been inspected, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.
New Jersey-based Sabrositos Hondureños issued the recall of its chorizo, smoked pork chops and ribs after the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) determined the products were produced without federal inspection.
The items were shipped to retail locations and restaurants nationwide, the FSIS said.
“Any product bearing the false establishment number ‘Est. 1785’ should be considered misbranded and unsafe to eat,” it said in a news release. The establishment numbers can be found on the USDA mark or on the packaging.
Newsweek reached out to Sabrositos Hondureños via email on Friday.
Why It Matters
Food produced without federal inspection may contain undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria or other contaminants that could put consumer health at risk, the FSIS cautioned.
What To Know
FSIS identified the following 14‑ounce vacuum‑sealed items as subject to the recall:
- homestyle chorizo labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Suelto Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
- smoked pork chops labeled “OLANCHO Chuleta Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
- smoked chorizo labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Ahumado Olanchano SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
- cased homestyle chorizo, labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Olanchano Criollo SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
- smoked BBQ spicy chorizo labeled “OLANCHO Chorizo Parrillero SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
- smoked ribs labeled “OLANCHO Costilla Ahumada Olanchana SABROCITOS HONDUREÑOS”
See the products’ labels here.
FSIS reported the misbranding was identified during routine surveillance activities when investigators observed products in commerce bearing false marks of federal inspection.
The agency stated that the establishment number on the packages, “EST. 1785,” does not exist, and therefore, the products are misbranded and were produced without the benefit of federal inspection.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions tied to these products as of the agency’s August 20, 2025, notice.
Affected products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
According to FSIS, the items were shipped to retail locations and restaurants nationwide. The agency said it will post retail distribution lists on its recalls page when available and is conducting recall‑effectiveness checks to verify that the recalling firm notifies customers and removes the products from commerce. The recall covers products produced on various dates before August 20, 2025.
What Happens Next
Consumers can contact Diego Funez Garrido, owner of Sabrositos Hondureños, LLC, at 908‑274‑4206.
For general food safety questions, the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is available at 888‑MPHotline (888‑674‑6854) or [email protected]. Consumers may also file complaints via FSIS’s Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System.
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