Report cards › Food › Hofmann Sausage Company, LLC
HOFMANN
CSWH grade A (94)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 94.1667.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | A (85) | Tier A: 1 of 30 products (FD&C Red No. 3) · B (83) (25%) Tier B: 2 of 30 products (Certified food colors (any FDA batch-certified color, incl. lakes), FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40) · A (89) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (19 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
FD&C Red No. 3 Tier A in 1 of 30 products
- FDA order revoking the listing of FD&C Red No. 3 for food (90 FR 4628, 2025-01-16; stay lifted and dates confirmed, 91 FR 50475, 2026-08-05): revoked for food by FDA, effective Jan 15, 2027.
- California AB 418 (2023), the California Food Safety Act, Stats. 2023 ch. 328, Health and Safety Code § 109025: banned in food by state law (CA), effective Jan 1, 2027.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(32): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Certified food colors (any FDA batch-certified color, incl. lakes) Tier B in 1 of 30 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(12): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Blue No. 2 Tier B in 1 of 30 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(8): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Red No. 40 Tier B in 1 of 30 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(34): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 19 of 30 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.
Products (21)
- TERIYAKI HUNTER STICKS, TERIYAKI · UPC 33589552035 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B Certified food colors (any FDA batch-certified color, incl. lakes) ("fd and c"); A FD&C Red No. 3 ("red 3") · Report an error - CHERRY MAPLE FLAVOR SMOKED BEEF, CHERRY MAPLE · UPC 33589553032 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B FD&C Blue No. 2 ("blue 2"); B FD&C Red No. 40 ("red 40") · Report an error - BEEF FRANKS · UPC 33589015318 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - BEEF FRANKS · UPC 33589015349 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - BEEF FRANKS · UPC 33589015660 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - BEEF FRANKS · UPC 33589016209 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - BEER BRATWURST, BEER · UPC 33589950701 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - CHEDDAR BEER BRATWURST, CHEDDAR BEER · UPC 33589967709 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - COCKTAIL FRANKS IN PUFF PASTRY · UPC 33589223249 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - COCKTAIL SIZE GERMAN BRAND FRANKS · UPC 33589123365 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - DINNER FRANKS · UPC 33589924009 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - GERMAN BRAND COCKTAIL FRANKS, GERMAN BRAND · UPC 33589123839 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - GERMAN BRAND FRANKS · UPC 33589922258 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - GERMAN BRAND FRANKS · UPC 33589923552 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - GERMAN BRAND NATURAL CASING FRANKS, GERMAN BRAND · UPC 33589123266 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - GERMAN BRAND SKINLESS FRANKS, GERMAN BRAND · UPC 33589010368 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - HOFMANN, GERMAN BEEF FRANKS · UPC 33589010313 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - JALAPENO CHEDDAR NATURAL CASING SAUSAGE, JALAPENO CHEDDAR · UPC 33589904506 · FoodData Central record of May 25, 2023
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - JALAPENO NATURAL CASING SAUSAGE, JALAPENO · UPC 33589904001 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - KIELBASA · UPC 33589920438 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SKINLESS KIELBASA, SMOKE · UPC 33589923606 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".
FDA warning letters to Hofmann Sausage Company, LLC, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.