Recall Expanded to Include 2 Million Pounds of Meat

Dec. 15, 2021

A Michigan-based firm has vastly expanded its recall of meat which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Alexander & Hornung is now recalling 2,320,774 kilos of meat merchandise, with an expanded listing of cooked ham and pepperoni merchandise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service mentioned in a information launch.

The first recall, introduced Dec. 5, was for 234,391 kilos of cooked ham and pepperoni merchandise.

The meat being recalled may be recognized by trying on the round USDA mark of inspection on the label. All the recalled merchandise carry the institution quantity “EST. M10125,” the FSIS mentioned.

People who discover the meat merchandise of their fridges or freezers ought to throw it out.

The firm has offered an expanded listing of recalled merchandise with extra sell-by dates. Not all of the merchandise carry the Alexander and Hornung model. Some are non-public label merchandise for retail clients.

“The affected products are being recalled as a precaution due to possible exposure to Listeria monocytogenes,” Alexander & Hornung mentioned in a information launch. “While there have been no illnesses or complaints associated with the products and there is no conclusive evidence that the products were contaminated at the time of shipment, the voluntary recall is being initiated out of an abundance of caution.”

Whole Foods is recalling its Wellshire Farms Fully Cooked Hams as a result of Alexander & Hornung is a co-packer for the product, a information launch says. Five sorts of Wellshire ham are being recalled.

Eating meals contaminated with L. monocytogenes may cause listeriosis, which is extra severe than listeria and is typically deadly. The most weak teams embody seniors, folks with weakened immune techniques, and pregnant ladies and their newborns, the FSIS mentioned.

Symptoms of listeriosis embody complications, stiff necks, confusion, lack of stability, and convulsions. Symptoms could happen straight away or weeks after consuming the meat.