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Nationwide Listeria Deli Meat Recall
August 24, 2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced that Zemco Industries, Buffalo, NY, is recalling approximately 380,000 lbs. of deli meat products that might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products were distributed nationwide to delicatessens within a single retail chain where they were further processed into sandwiches.
The products subject to recall include:
25.5-lb. cases of Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches BLACK FOREST HAM With Natural Juices Coated with Caramel Color with the number 17800 1300;
28.49-lb. cases of Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches HOT HAM, HARD SALAMI, PEPPERONI, SANDWICH PEPPERS with the number 17803 1300;
32.67-lb. cases of Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches VIRGINIA BRAND HAM With Natural Juices, MADE IN NEW YORK, FULLY COOKED BACON, SANDWICH PICKLES, SANDWICH PEPPERS with the number 17804 1300;
25.5-lb. cases of Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches ANGUS ROAST BEEF Coated with Caramel Color with the number 17805 1300.
The packages also bear vendor number 398412808 and the USDA mark of inspection. The affected deli meat products were produced on various dates between June 18 and July 2, 2010, and have various Use By dates ranging from Aug. 20 through Sept. 10, 2010.
This problem was discovered as a result of a retail sample collected by the State of Georgia that confirmed a positive test for L. monocytogenes. USDA-FSIS has not received any reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.
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