Listeria Risk Prompts New York Deli Meat Recall

Deli meat potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes has been recalled by Zemco Industries of Buffalo, New York, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall includes about 380,000 pounds of deli meat products that were distributed to delis that then further processed the meat into sandwiches. Recalled products have vendor number “398412808″ and were produced between June 18 and July 2, 2010. Their “use by” dates range from August 20 to September 10, 2010. According to the FSIS announcement, “The products were distributed nationwide to a single retail chain” and later retail reports show that retail chain was Wal-Mart.

Health officials in Georgia discovered that a retail sample of the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful pathogen that causes an illness called listeriosis and can be fatal in its most serious cases. Although healthy people rarely contract serious cases of this infection, children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk. Listeria can also cause stillbirth or miscarriage in pregnant women. FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of this product.

Zemco Industries Deli Meat Listeria Recall: Product Details

25.5-pound cases of “Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches BLACK FOREST HAM With Natural Juices Coated with Caramel Color” with the number 17800 1300.

28.49-pound cases of “Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches HOT HAM, HARD SALAMI, PEPPERONI, SANDWICH PEPPERS” with the number 17803 1300.

32.67-pound 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-pound cases of “Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches ANGUS ROAST BEEF Coated with Caramel Color” with the number 17805 1300.

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