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| English Bangers: Comfort food for traveling Brits |
Any citizen of the United Kingdom and Ireland may certainly be homesick for the delicious pork and veal sausages that they refer to as “bangers.” The name is thought to be derived from the loud popping sound made when the sausages explode over high heat. It’s a favorite hearty meat often served with mashed potatoes.
Silva Sausage Company in Gilroy, California has been making these sausages for years, and distributes them for restaurant and other institutional use in the northern areas of Livermore and Sacramento.
On November 28, 2011, Silva Sausage Company announced a recall of specific batch of the sausages when it was discovered that the label on the product did not list wheat as one of the ingredients. The mistake involved 1,010 pounds of the sausage packed in 10-pound cases.
The mistake was attributed to an error in the new printing process they had recently installed at their factory. It was detected during a routine factory audit by the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). No illness or reactions have been reported, but the recall is being conducted to assure consumer safety.
Institutions that have purchased the Silva Sausage English Brand Bangers should check for the following information on the packaging:
- USDA Inspection seal marked EST 6086
- Item #10326
- Lot Codes: 112271, 112911 or 112980
Contact Silva Vice-President, Rick Martins at (408) 293-5437 for questions and instructions for this recall.
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