The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has released a list of more than 500 retail locations believed to have received fully cooked ham and pepperoni products that have been recalled by Alexander & Hornung, which is a business unit of Perdue Premium Meat Company Inc. Testing showed contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
This list may not include all retail locations that have received the recalled products and may include retail locations that did not actually receive the recalled products, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
States with listed retailers as of Dec. 20 include: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Some of the stores the FSIS believes received the recalled products:
- ACME Markets — CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA
- Albertsons — OR, WA
- Big Y Stores — CT, MA
- Piggly Wiggly — NC
- Safeway — DC, DE, MD, OR, WA
- Shaw’s — MA, ME, NH, VT
- ShopRite — CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA
- Star Market — MA
- Whole Foods — All Stores Nationwide
The full list of retail locations can be found here.
The Recall
Last week, the FSIS expanded the recall to more than 2 million pounds, with an expanded list of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A wide variety of products under many brands are implicated.
Alexander & Hornung initially recalled 234,391 because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The problem was discovered when the company notified FSIS that product sampling reported positive Listeria monocytogenes results. Products in addition to those pictured above are involved in the recall. To view product labels click here.
As of the posting of this recall, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions because of consumption of these products, but it can take up to 70 days for symptoms of Listeria infection to develop.
FSIS is concerned that some products 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.
The products were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
Recalled products include:
- “FIVE STAR BRAND PEPPERONI” 1 lb. 3/19/2022
- “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL SEMIBONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” 6.25 lbs. 1/5/2022
- “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 SEMIBONELESS ALL NATURAL COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM” 12.5 lbs. 12/10/2021
- “NIMAN RANCH All Natural APPLEWOOD SMOKED UNCURED HAM” 4 lbs. 21317 and less
- “Alexander & Hornung Super Trim BoneIn Ham Steak” 1.48 lbs. 2/22/2022
- “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
- “Amish Country Fresh Brand Glazed Fully Cooked Spiral Sliced Ham with Natural Juices Ready to Eat” 7.38 lbs. 1/15/2022
- “Alexander & Hornung FULLY COOKED READY TO EAT HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES” 5.92 lbs. 21317 and less
- “Amish Valley Glazed Fully Cooked Spiral Sliced Ham with Natural Juices Ready to Eat” 5.55 lbs. 2/22/2022
- “BUTCHER BOY BONELESS FULLY COOKED HAM WATER ADDED” 8.24 lbs. 21317 and less
- “Alexander & Hornung Boneless Ham Water Added Fully Cooked” 1.44 lbs. 3/11/2022
- “Alexander & Hornung Boneless HAM WATER ADDED FULLY COOKED” 2.22 lbs. 3/6/2022
- “Alexander & Hornung Boneless Ham Water Added Fully Cooked” 2.88 lbs. 3/11/2022
- “Lancaster Brand Includes Glaze Packet Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Honey Ham with Natural Juices” 22.10 lbs. 1/15/2022
- “Lancaster Brand Includes Glaze Packet Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Honey Ham with Natural Juices” 11.06 lbs. 2/19/2022
- “Lancaster Brand Includes Brown Sugar Glaze Packet Spiral Sliced Half Ham with Natural Juices” 11.06 lbs. 2/19/2022
- “food club fully cooked spiral sliced ham WITH NATURAL JUICES honey cured” 2.74 lbs. 2/22/2022
- “food club fully cooked spiral sliced ham WITH NATURAL JUICES includes brown sugar flavored glaze packet” 7.37 lbs 1/29/2022
- Big Y Hickory smoked honey cured spiral sliced ham with natural juices includes glaze packet” 7.37 lbs 2/22/2022
- “Big Y Bone-in hickory smoked butt portion ham WATER ADDED” 7.37 lbs 2/27/2022
- “Big Y bone-in hickory smoked ham steak WATER ADDED” 1.84 lbs. 12/24/2021
- “OPEN NATURE SPIRAL SLICED SEASONED UNCURED HAM SEMIBONELESS COOKED” 6.25 lbs. 1/10/2022
- “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL SEMIBONELESS COOKED SEASONED 6.25 lbs. 1/11/2022
- “GARRETT VALLEY FARMS ALL NATURAL SPIRAL SLICED UNCURED HAM FULLY COOKED SEMI6.25 lbs. 1/11/2022
The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. M10125” inside the USDA mark of inspection on their labels.
View labels here.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled product and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for the food poisoning symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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