More than 3,200 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef products are being recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products were shipped to foodservice locations in Illinois, Iowa and Michigan before being distributed nationwide. FSIS said the potential contamination was discovered during routine inspection activities.
The recall includes 10-pound cardboard boxes containing 2- to 5-pound pieces of “Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami” with case code “19410” printed on the box label.
Also included are various-weight 20- to 30-pound cardboard boxes containing two to three pieces of “Bea’s Best Cooked Corned Beef Brisket” with case code “18919,” as well as various-weight 20- to 30-pound boxes containing two to three pieces of “Kirsch Delicatessen Style Cooked Corned Beef Brisket” with case code “19751.”
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The products were produced on July 16 and have a 60-day shelf life, FISA said.
The food items were shipped to foodservice locations in Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan before they were further distributed nationwide.
The issue was discovered during routine inspection activities, the agency said.
There have been no confirmed reports of illness in connection with the consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about illness is urged to contact a healthcare provider.
FISA warned that consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women and their newborns, although others can also be affected.
“Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms,” the agency said. “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.”
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“Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food,” it added.
FISIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ homes. Anyone who has purchased these products is instructed not to consume them and to either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
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