Johnston County Hams recalls RTE ham products due to possible Listeria contamination
Johnston County Hams is recalling approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS).
Johnston County Hams is recalling approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS).
The ready-to-eat deli-loaf ham items were produced from April 3, 2017 to Oct. 2, 2018. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. M2646” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to distributors in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia.
On Sept. 27, 2018, the FSIS was notified that a person ill with listeriosis reported consuming a ham product produced at Johnston County Hams. Working in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state public health and agriculture partners, FSIS determined that there is a link between the Listeria monocytogenes illnesses and ham products produced at Johnston County Hams. The epidemiologic investigation identified a total of four listeriosis confirmed illnesses, including one death, between July 8, 2017 and August 11, 2018. FSIS collected two deli ham product samples from the Johnston County Hams facility in 2016 and in early 2018. Whole genome sequencing results showed that Listeria monocytogenes identified in deli ham both years was closely related genetically to Listeria monocytogenes from ill people.