Personal Injury Law

Illinois Firm Recalls Imported Prosciutto Products Due To Potential Listeria Contamination

By Bill Marler

Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-028-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH

Orlando Greco & Son Imports, a Carol Stream, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 822 pounds of prosciutto products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The problem was discovered by FSIS microbiological testing of imported product resulting in a positive sample for Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that the implicated product was also distributed to an Importer of Record and further distributed, thus resulting in this recall. FSIS has received no reports of illness as a result of consuming this product. The following products are subject to recall:

* Various pound cases of "Prosciutto Boneless Casa Italia"

The products were distributed to restaurants and retailers in Illinois and Indiana.

Full post as published by Listeria Blog on May 05, 2010 (boomark / email).