OLLI SALUMERIA AMERICANA product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

March 2, 2018

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Olli Salumeria Americana Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

018-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

OLLI SALUMERIA AMERICANA

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, March 2, 2018 Olli Salumeria Americana, an Oceanside, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,946 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The not heat treated, shelf stable, ready-to-eat meat items were packaged on January 19, 2018. The following products are subject to recall: [ View Labels (PDF only)] 6 oz. packages of Gusto NAPOLI APPLEWOOD-SMOKED SALAME containing lot code 1000012821. 6 oz. packages of Gusto CHORIZO SMOKED PAPRIKA containing lot code 1000012812. 6 oz. packages of Gusto SOPRESSATA BLACK PEPPERCORN SALAME containing lot code 1000012811. 6 oz. packages of Gusto TOSCANO FENNEL POLLEN SALAME containing lot code 1000012805. 6 oz. packages of Gusto PEPPERONI CLASSICALLY AMERICAN containing lot code 1000012804. 175 gram packages of OLLI MOLISANA PEPPER + GARLIC SALAMI containing lot code 1000012808. 175 gram packages of OLLI NAPOLI APPLEWOOD-SMOKED SALAMI containing lot code 1000012810. 175 gram packages of OLLI CALABRESE SPICY SALAMI containing lot code 1000012807. The products subject to recall bear establishment number M-45334 inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and exported to Canada. The problem was discovered when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) performed routine Listeria monocytogenes sampling. There have been no confirmed reports of 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 gast…