Daily's Premium Meats product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

October 3, 2016

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Daily's Premium Meats, LLC Recalls Bacon Products Due to Possible Listeria Adulteration

Recall number

092-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Daily's Premium Meats, LLC

Sold / distributed

Idaho, Utah

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2016 Dailys Premium Meats, LLC, a Salt Lake City, Utah establishment, is recalling approximately 170 pounds of ready-to-eat bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Regular Ends Precooked Bacon items were produced on September 22, 2016. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 17 CASES of 2-5 lbs. PACKAGES IN CARDBOARD BOXES, CONTAINING 48108 REGULAR ENDS PRECOOKED BACON NET WT. 10 lbs. 2/5 lbs. with a packaging date of 9/22/16 and use by date of 6/19/17. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. 6133 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to Associated Foods retail locations in Idaho and Utah. The problem was discovered during the companys routine internal third party testing when a product sample collected tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm ). There have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria 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. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after ea…