Recall Issued for 1,500 Pounds of Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria
Federal inspectors found possible Listeria contamination in about 1,513 pounds of imported guanciale, prompting a Class I recall with no illnesses reported.
- On Sunday, September 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a Class I recall of about 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat guanciale due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
- Routine import reinspection testing identified the contamination in the dry-cured pork jowl, which was produced at Est. Bome SRL in Italy on May 21, 2026, and imported into the United States this July.
- Distributed by Prime Line Distributors Inc. and Ferrarini USA Inc., the affected products bear establishment number 'IT 1937 L CE' and reached retail and food service locations across eight states including California, Florida, and Texas.
- No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled products, though health officials urge consumers to discard or return the guanciale to the place of purchase immediately.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues monitoring thousands of infections from separate recent foodborne illness outbreaks, highlighting a year of heightened food safety concerns across the United States.
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