Johnston County Hams Recalls Ready-To-Eat Ham Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall date

October 3, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

084-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Maryland, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

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, 2018 Johnston County Hams, a Smithfield, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat deli-loaf ham items were produced from April 3, 2017 to Oct. 2, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] Varying weights of 7 to 8-lbs. plastic-wrapped JOHNSTON COUNTY HAMS, INC. COUNTRY STYLE FULLY COOKED BONELESS DELI HAM. Varying weights of 7 to 8-lbs. plastic-wrapped Ole Fashioned Sugar Cured The Old Dominion Brand Hams Premium Fully Cooked Country Ham with Sell-By dates from 4/10/2018 to 9/27/2019. Varying weights of 7 to 8-lbs. plastic-wrapped Padows Hams & Deli, Inc. FULLY COOKED COUNTRY HAM BONELESS Glazed with Brown Sugar. Varying weights of 7 to 8-lbs. plastic-wrapped Premium Fully Cooked Country Ham LESS SALT Distributed By: Valley Country Hams LLC with Sell-By dates from 4/10/2018 to 9/27/2019. Varying weights of 7 to 8-lbs. plastic-wrapped GOODNIGHT BROTHERS COUNTRY HAM Boneless Fully Cooked. The products subject to recall bear establishment number EST. M2646 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia. On September 27, 2018, FSIS was notified that a person ill with listeriosis reported consuming a ham product produced at Johnston County Hams. Working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state public health and agriculture partners, FSIS determined that there is a link between the Listeria monocytogenes illnesses and ham products produced at Johnston County Hams. The epidemiologic investigation identified a total of four listeriosis confirmed illnesses, including one death, between July 8, 2017 and August 11, 2018. FSIS collected two deli ham product samples from the Johnst…