FSIS Alert: Grace Chicken Vienna Sausages From Jamaica

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on October 6, 2026, for 140-gram cans of Grace Ready to Eat Chicken Vienna Sausages. FSIS says the canned chicken sausages were illegally imported from Jamaica, "a country that is not eligible to export meat or poultry products to the United States," and that the importer distributed them to retail locations in five states. FSIS lists the alert under the category "produced without benefit of inspection" and reports no confirmed illness or injury.

Key takeaways:

• Action type: Active FSIS public health alert issued on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (this is not a formal recall and carries no recall classification).
• Products involved: 140-g cans of "GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES" and "GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES HOT & SPICY," regardless of product date.
• Identifying mark: Establishment number "EST. NO G-01" inside the Jamaica mark of inspection.
• Geographic scope: Shipped to retail stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas.
• Consumer guidance: Do not eat the product; throw it away or return it to the place of purchase.

What happened

On October 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released public health alert PHA-10062026-01. The alert warns consumers that canned chicken Vienna-style sausages carrying the Grace brand name entered the domestic supply chain illegally from Jamaica.

According to FSIS, "the problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance activities of imported products in commerce." The alert does not allege any bacterial contamination or chemical adulteration; its listed category is "PRODUCED WITHOUT BENEFIT OF INSPECTION."

FSIS states: "There have been no confirmed reports of illness or injury due to consumption of these products." The agency also says it "is continuing to investigate how these products entered the country."

What changed

This notice is not a recall. The agency issued a public health alert rather than a product recall, and the notice carries no recall class, such as a Class I designation. FSIS did not disclose the precise operational reasons why an alert was published instead of a formal recall.

The scope of the alert covers two distinct varieties across all date codes:

• 140-g cans of "GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES"
• 140-g cans of "GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES HOT & SPICY"

FSIS says both products are covered "regardless of the product date."

Who is affected

The immediate impact centers on consumers and retail establishments located in five states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas. In the alert's words, "The importer subsequently distributed the product to retail locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas."

FSIS has not disclosed the name of the commercial importing company responsible for bringing the cans into the country, nor did the agency reveal the total number of cans or total pounds distributed. Similarly, specific retail chains or independent grocery stores that received the shipments were not named in the public health alert.

FSIS has also not said how the cans entered the United States, whether any other Grace products or can sizes are affected, or whether the Grace brand owner has commented.

Ineligible imports have come up before: see Colombian Snack Chips With Pork Cracklings Recalled Again for another meat product from a country not eligible to export it to the U.S.

What it means for shoppers

FSIS says it "is concerned that some product may be in consumers' pantries." Shoppers in the five states who keep canned Vienna sausages at home can check the cans against the details in the alert.

To determine if your canned sausages are part of the alert, review the physical packaging for these exact visual markers:

• Product title: Look for "GRACE READY TO EAT CHICKEN VIENNA SAUSAGES" or the "HOT & SPICY" version.
• Net weight: The alert applies specifically to the 140-g can size.
• Inspection seal: Look closely at the mark of inspection. Meat and poultry legally imported into or made in the United States carry a USDA mark of inspection. The alerted cans bear establishment number "EST. NO G-01" inside the Jamaica mark of inspection.

FSIS says consumers who bought these products "are urged not to consume them" and that the products "should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase."

The alert lists Sandra Campbell, owner, as the contact for questions about the products, at 305-887-9523. Consumers with food safety questions can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854).

The background

FSIS publishes a list of eligible foreign establishments. The page states: "Countries listed in the table below are eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States." Jamaica does not appear in that table, which matches the alert's statement that Jamaica is not eligible to export meat or poultry products to the United States.

Inspection marks have been at the center of earlier cases too, including Fake USDA Inspection Mark: 167,639 Pounds of Meat Recalled.

How these Grace-branded chicken sausages entered the United States remains an open question. FSIS says it is continuing to investigate how the products entered the country.

What to watch next

The open question is the one FSIS named itself: how the products entered the country. The alert does not name the importing company, the number of cans or pounds involved, or the stores that sold them, and it does not explain why FSIS chose a public health alert rather than a recall.

It is important to note what available evidence cannot establish. The alert does not say whether other Grace-branded items or sizes are involved, and FSIS has not alleged any pathogen or contaminant in the cans.

For shoppers, the label detail that matters here is the mark of inspection: the alerted cans carry a Jamaica mark with "EST. NO G-01" rather than a USDA mark. To see what is in any packaged food, scan its barcode with the free Aurascan app, which explains each ingredient one by one with cited sources.