The recall was "due to sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory ... reported consumers complaining "of products that were off-taste and off-color" Per a spokesperson from the company's ...

A New York company has recalled nearly 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products after sodium nitrite levels ... were off-taste and off-color," the FSIS said ...

Very high levels of sodium nitrite can kill you ... consumer complaints that the product tasted "off" and appeared off-color. Hospitalizations and Deaths From Contaminated Food Doubled in ...

The issue was discovered after Smith Packing notified FSIS of consumer complaints reporting off-taste and off-color products ... from the market. About sodium nitrite concerns Excessive levels ...

Smith Packing, LLC—based in Utica, New York—issued a recall due to "sodium nitrite levels that exceed ... the products "were off taste and off color," the FSIS said. According to the FSIS ...

Sodium nitrate also gives these meats their pinkish-red color and savory or salty taste ... when ingested at normal levels. For example, nitrite is converted to nitric oxide, which helps regulate ...

The high sodium nitrite levels were detected “after the firm notified FSIS that it had received consumer complaints of products that were off-taste and off-color,” the government agency said.

The recall was "due to sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory ... after customers complained about their the taste and color. On Tuesday, April 29, Smith Packing, LLC issued a recall ...