Listeria Alert for Imported Deli Meats

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meats that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS was notified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that various RTE deli-meat products subject to recall in Canada may have been exported to the United States.

FSIS and CFIA have received no reports of illnesses as result of consumption of products subject to this alert. FSIS will continue to provide information as it becomes available, including information about any related recall activity.

Products subject to this alert and exported to the United States include, but are not limited to:

  • Casa Italia Gastronomia Prosciutto
  • Casa Italia Gastronomia Prosciutto Boneless
  • Casa Italia Gastronomia Prosciutto Mattonella
  • Casa Italia Prosciutto Boneless
  • Casa Italia Prosciutto Boneless Sliced
  • Casa Italia Prosciutto Ham Sliced
  • Emma Dry Prosciutto

Implicated products were produced by Zadi Foods Ltd., CFIA Establishment 665, located in Brampton, Ontario, and may have been distributed to retail locations nationwide. The products would have been sold to consumers at deli counters, and the original brand may not have been transferred at the deli counters to consumer packages. All lots and production dates for the above-listed products are subject to this public health alert.

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