Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., a Mount Olive, N.J. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat charcuterie products containing Coppa that may be under processed, which may have resulted in possible contamination with foodborne pathogens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The RTE Coppa products have various best by dates. The products
subject to the recall and the product labels can be viewed here.
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST.
M47967 or M7543B” inside the USDA mark of inspection or in inkjet print on the
front of the package. These items were shipped to distributor and retail
locations nationwide.
FSIS is working with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and state public health partners to investigate a multistate
outbreak of Salmonella.
FSIS collected unopened RTE Coppa product as part of the investigation,
which tested positive for Salmonella, but
that product was not released into commerce. After further investigation, FSIS
determined that the product subject to the recall may be under processed.
Further testing is ongoing to determine if the product sample that tested
positive for Salmonella is related to the outbreak.
The company conducted a recall of charcuterie products on January 3, 2024,
related to possible Salmonella contamination
and FSIS issued a public health alert on January 18, 2024,
related to additional charcuterie products. Anyone concerned about an illness
should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can
cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. The
most common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever
within 6 hours to 6 days after eating the contaminated product. The illness
usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Most people recover without treatment. In some
persons, however, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be
hospitalized. Older adults, infants, and persons with weakened immune systems
are more likely to develop a severe illness. Individuals concerned about an
illness should contact their health care provider.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in retailers’ and
consumers’ refrigerators. 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.
Media and consumers with questions regarding the recall can
contact Marco Lastrico, Public Relations, Busseto Foods, at 917-634-1685 or m.lastrico@barabinousa.com.
Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact the Busseto Recall
Hotline at 866-552-4916.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA
Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) 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/.
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