More than 234,000 pounds of fully cooked ham, pepperoni products recalled due to possible listeria contamination
Alexander & Hornung, a St. Clair Shores, Michigan establishment and business unit of Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc., is recalling approximately 234,391 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Sunday.
The products were produced on various dates. The products subject to recall with associated dates are listed below:
| Name of Product | Approximate package weight | Any sell by or best buy date prior to: |
|---|---|---|
| “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL SEMI-BONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” | 6.25 lbs | 1/5/2021 |
| “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED SEMI-BONELESS ALL NATURAL COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” | 6.25 lbs | 12/15/2021 |
| “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL SEMI-BONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” | 12.5 lbs | 12/20/2021 |
| “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED SEMI-BONELESS ALL NATURAL COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” | 21.5 lbs | 12/10/2021 |
| “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL SEMI-BONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” | 6.25 lbs | 1/11/2022 |
| “Alexander & Hornung Spiral Sliced SMOKED HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES” | 16.36 lbs | 12/11/2021 |
| “Alexander & Hornung Glazed Fully Cooked Spiral Sliced Honey Ham With Natural Juices Ready to Eat” | 5.92 lbs | 5/24/2022 |
| “Alexander & Hornung Boneless HAM WATER ADDED FULLY COOKED” | 2.22 lbs | 3/6/2022 |
| “Alexander & Hornung Super Trim Bone-In Ham Steak” | 1.48 lbs | 12/25/2021 |
| “Alexander & Hornung FULLY COOKED READY TO EAT HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES” | 5.92 lbs | 12/26/2021 |
| “food club fully cooked spiral sliced ham WITH NATURAL JUICES honey cured” | 2.74 lbs | 2/22/2022 |
| “GARRETT VALLEY FARMS ALL NATURAL SPIRAL SLICED UNCURED HAM FULLY COOKED SEMI-BONELESS” | 6.25 lbs | 12/28/2021 |
| “BUTCHER BOY BONELESS FULLY COOKED HAM WATER ADDED” | 8.24 lbs | 1/3/2022 |
| “NIMAN RANCH All Natural APPLEWOOD SMOKED UNCURED HAM” | 4 lbs | 1/7/2022 |
| “OPEN NATURE SPIRAL SLICED SEASONED UNCURED HAM SEMI-BONELESS COOKED” | 6.25 lbs | 1/7/2022 |
| “FIVE STAR BRAND PEPPERONI” | 1 lb | 3/19/2022 |
| “Big Y bone-in hickory smoked ham steak” | 1.84 lbs | 12/24/2021 |
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. M10125” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
The problem was discovered when the company notified FSIS that product sampling reported positive Listeria monocytogenes results.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. 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. 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.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers with questions can also call the Alexander & Hornung Consumer Hotline at 1-866-866-3703.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or live chat via Ask USDA from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Consumers can also browse food safety messages at Ask USDA or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
