67,113 pounds of cases recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

January 17, 2014

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Illinois Firm Recalls Sliced Spiral Hams for Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

005-2014

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Carl Buddig and Company

Sold / distributed

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio

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, Jan. 17, 2014 Gusto Packing, a Montgomery, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 67,113 pounds of sliced, spiral ham products due to concerns about possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The hams were shipped to wholesalers for further distribution in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, while some were exported to Canada. The following products are subject to recall: [ Labels ] 45.5-lb. cases, with six individual sized hams each labeled iCentrella Signature, Hardwood Hickory Smoked, Spiral Sliced Ham with Natural Juices” with the case code i71292603304,” packaged on Nov. 29, 2013, having a Use or Freeze by date of i02/06/14.” 45.8-lb. cases, with six individual sized hams each labeled iAMISH VALLEY, Fully Cooked, Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham” with the case code i71292645104,” packaged on Nov. 29, 2013, having a Use or Freeze by date of i02/06/14.” 45.8-lb. cases, with six individual sized hams each labeled iAMISH VALLEY, Fully Cooked, Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham” with the case code i71292645104,” packaged on Nov. 30, 2013, having a Use or Freeze by date of i02/06/14.” 31.6-lb. cases, with four individual sized hams each labeled iRipple Creek Farms, Fully Cooked, Ready To Eat, Hickory Smoked, Spiral Sliced Ham” with the case code i71292603312,” packaged on Nov. 30, 2013, having a Best Before date of i2014 FE 13.” Packaging labels bear the establishment number iEST. 2516” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The problem was discovered when Gusto Packing's internal sampling program found some of its products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes . Those products were frozen and held for reconditioning. Later, Gusto Packing found that some of those ham products inadvertently shipped into commerce. The company then informed FSIS. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products…