T. Marzetti Buttermilk biscuits sold across the US recalled due to Listeria concerns
The FDA announced that T. Marzetti Company voluntarily recalled a variety of frozen biscuits due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, as a precautionary measure.
Twenty-three frozen 12 or 20 count biscuits packs of T. Marzetti biscuit products are being recalled, including: Southern Home Old Fashioned Buttermilk Style Biscuits, Marshall’s and Shur Fine Old Fashioned Southern Style Biscuits, Shur Fine Old Fashioned, Buttermilk Biscuits, Valu Time, Food Club, SE Grocers, Lowes Foods, Laura Lynn, and Southern Home Southern Style Biscuits; Valu Time Buttermilk Style Biscuits, Food Lion Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits, Food Club, SE Grocers, Piggly Wiggly, Lowes Foods, Premium Pick 5, Morning Fresh Farms, Laura Lynn, and Southern Home Buttermilk Biscuits, and Piggly Wiggly Homestyle Biscuits.
The products were distributed in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Food Safety News reports that Marshall’s Old Fashioned Southern Style Biscuits have also been recalled in California.
The frozen biscuits are not ready-to-eat products and need to be baked before consumption. Typically the baking instructions call the baking of the product at 4000F for 20 minutes. The internal biscuit temperature should reach 2000F (930C) enough to kill the organism if present. However, since undercooking can occur, there might be a slight risk, and as a result, Marzetti had decided to recall the product.
Interestingly, this recall was intensely covered by the general media, including many TV stations and newspapers, disproportionate to the risk it poses.