Health Alert Issued for RTE Deli Meats

WASHINGTONUSDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to illnesses possibly associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meat products produced by Siena Foods Ltd., a Toronto, Ontario, firm, that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

FSIS was informed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that products subject to recall in Canada may have been exported to the United States. The public health alert was initiated after positive test results and an investigation by CFIA in response to a Listeriosis illness outbreak.

Implicated products produced by Siena Foods include, but are not limited to, "Cacciatore Salami, Mild," "Coppa," "Prosciuttini," "Prosciuttini Hot," and "Prosciutto Cotto." The individually wrapped products have variable weights and a "best before" date through June 22, 2010, as well as the establishment number "Est. 212" inside the CFIA mark of inspection. The original brand and/or best before dates may not have been transferred at the deli counters to consumer packages.

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