A salami Salmonella recall has been expanded for a second time by Daniele International Inc., of Rhode Island, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The updated recall includes 115,000 pounds of salami (or salame) products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall also includes Dietz & Watson and Boar’s Head brand salame.
This harmful bacterium can cause salmonellosis, including flu-like symptoms in healthy individuals, and more serious complications, such as Reiter’s Syndrome, particularly in children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
This expanded salami Salmonella recall involves crushed red pepper that may be a source of the Salmonella contamination. Testing of unopened Daniele salami products and ingredient testing by Daniele International yielded these findings. Originally, the recall only involved Salmonella in salami with black pepper. The newly recalled red pepper salami products include:
- 8-ounce packages of “DANIELE HOT SALAME PANINO WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA.”
- 8-ounce packages of “BOAR’S HEAD SALAME PANINO, SALAME ROLLED IN MOZZARELLA CHEESE.”
- 8-ounce packages of “DANIELE ITALIAN STYLE SALAME PANINO, HOT SALAME ROLLED IN MOZZARELLA CHEESE.”
- Random weight packages of “DANIELE ITALIAN STYLE SALAME PANINO, HOT SALAME ROLLED IN MOZZARELLA CHEESE.”
- 8-ounce packages of “DIETZ & WATSON ARTISAN COLLECTION HOT SALAME PANINO, HOT SALAME ROLLED IN MOZZARELLA CHEESE.”
- 8-ounce packages of “DANIELE SALAME PANINO WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA AND BASIL.”
- 1-pound 8-ounce variety packages of “DANIELE CAPOCOLLO PANINO WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA AND BASIL; PRESIDENT’S PROSCIUTTO PANINO WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA AND BASIL; HOT SALAME PANINO WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA,” with UPC Code 736436709582. NOTE: The products contained in this variety three-pack may be sold individually as well.
The Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele products has so far sickened 230 people from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the FSIS:
“Further testing is ongoing at a state health partner laboratory, and may determine if the product contained the Salmonella Montevideo strain associated with the multi-state outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FSIS, state health and agriculture departments, and Daniele International are cooperating in this investigation. The … investigation is ongoing and the root cause of the contamination has not yet been determined.
