Food Warning: Kirkland Signature Applewood Smoked Ham

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US/Washington: The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (“FSIS”), a statutory regulatory and food safety authority, warns against the consumption of certain batch/lots of Kirkland Signature Applewood Smoked Master Carve Half Ham Boneless with Natural Juices from the American marketplace suspected due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination and consequential risks of Gram-positive bacterial infection, severe illness and/or possible life-changing complications, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

USDA: https://rb.gy/6phk9

Direct link: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-kirkland-signature-ready-eat-ham-products-due

Additional information:
The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) reports the following Smoked Pork products were thought to have been produced on or about September 25, 2023 and are subject to this Public Health Alert:

• Kirkland Signature Applewood Smoked Master Carve Half Ham Boneless with Natural Juices, sold in four (4)-pound average weight vacuum-packed clear plastic packages with a use/freeze-by date code of Jan 20 24 and a batch/lot designation of 264–4.

==> No barcodes, UPCs, item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation.

These Smoked Pork products were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in the US states of California and Nevada, although it is always possible these food products had wider distribution within the country. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

According to the USDA, it has warned against the consumption of certain batch/lots of Kirkland Signature Applewood Smoked Master Carve Half Ham Boneless with Natural Juices from the American marketplace suspected due to suspected Listeria monocytogenes contamination. As a direct result of this suspected defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Smoked Pork products identified above.

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Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession the affected Kirkland Signature Applewood Smoked Master Carve Half Ham products, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, kindly return the product to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

In this case, this warning was issued after the establishment’s laboratory testing indicated the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The establishment notified FSIS that some of the affected product was distributed into the retail channel and purchased by consumers.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ pantries or 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.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat bacterial poisonings such as Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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If you have any questions about this recall notification, please contact Ms. Courteney Rangel, Quality Assurance Manager at +1-209-647-3504 during normal business hours, Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), Monday to Friday or by e-mail at crangel@sunnyvalleysmokedmeats.com.

If you are a member of the press/media working in this story, please contact Ms. Nikki Richardson at +1-918-521-0531 during normal business hours, Central Standard Time (“CST”), Monday to Friday or by e-mail at nikki.richardson@jbssa.com.

If you have additional questions about this warning or have general food safety questions concerning Meat, Poultry and/or Fish products sold in the United States, please call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline toll-free at 1-888-674-6854 or live chat using Ask USDA Web site option at https://ask.usda.gov/s/ from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

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More information about this warning:
USDA recall number: FSIS-PHA-10062023-01
Recalls Direct RIN: 17692-2023
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