CTI Foods product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

September 11, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

CTI Foods LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Philly Steak Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

078-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

CTI Foods LLC.

Sold / distributed

Ohio

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2018 CTI Foods LLC, an Owingsville, Ky., establishment, is recalling approximately 6,720 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) Philly Beef Steak products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE Philly Beef Steak products were produced on Aug. 9, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 672 cardboard cases labeled Classic Sysco having a NET WT of 10 lbs. The cardboard cases contain four 2.5 lb. bags of product. Both the box and the bags are labeled FULLY COOKED PHILLY BEEF STEAK SLICED Caramel Color Added with a package code of 4887097. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 19085 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to a food service warehouse in Hamilton, Ohio and were further distributed to food service locations. The problem was discovered on Sept. 7, 2018, when the establishment received results from their laboratory that four finished product samples from their Aug. 9, 2018 production were potentially positive for Listeria monocytogenes . There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.…