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Ripple Effect: Ladyfingers Gourmet to Go Recalled Signature Shaved Country Ham Rolls Due to Listeria as a result of the Johnston County Hams recall

The FDA announced that Ladyfingers Caterers recalled its Signature Shaved Country Ham Rolls as a result of the Johnston County Hams recall. The rolls were made with ham produced by Johnston County Hams, which recently recalled its ham products due to Listeria monocytogenes. There has been one reported illness for this recall. On October 3, 2018, Ladyfingers was notified by Johnston County Hams that ham produced from April 3, 2017 through October 3, 2018 may have been contaminated. As a result Ladyfingers Caterers is recalling all Signature Shaved Country Ham Rolls that are currently in the market. The products were distributed between April 3, 2017 through October 3, 2018 to retail stores in California, District of Columbia, Delaware, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm622719.htm

Ladyfingers Caterers is voluntarily recalling its Signature Shaved Country Ham Rolls as a result of the Johnston County Hams recall. The rolls were made with ham produced by Johnston County Hams, which recently initiated a recall of its ham products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

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Working Cow Homemade, Inc. Recalls Product Because of Possible Health Risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced that Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream, Inc. of St. Petersburg, FL recalled No Sugar Added Vanilla and No Sugar Added Chocolate ice cream manufactured in three-gallon tubs during the month of May 2018, due to Listeria monocytogenes. Working Cow customers include ice cream parlors, independent living facilities and restaurants throughout the state of Florida. Working Cow is working with 152 retail customers to recall the potentially affected products. The reason for the recall is due to a recent consumer case in Florida which has been linked to a strain of Listeria monocytogenes found to be present at the Working Cow manufacturing facility during environmental sampling in 2017. Although subsequent environmental sampling has yet to yield positive test results, investigations are ongoing to ensure root cause has been properly addressed. No other illnesses have been reported. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm622688.htm?utm_campaign=Working%20Cow%20Homemade%2C%20Inc.%20Recalls%20Product%20Because%20of%20Possible%20Health%20Risk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream, Inc. of St. Petersburg, FL is conducting a voluntary recall of No Sugar Added Vanilla and No Sugar Added Chocolate ice cream manufactured in three-gallon tubs during the month of May 2018. The recall is being conducted due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

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The Ripple Effect: Callie’s Charleston Biscuits Recalled Country Ham Biscuits and Cocktail Ham Biscuits Produced Using Johnston County Hams

In response to the recall by Johnston County Hams of ready-to eat ham due to Listeria monocytogenes, Callie’s Charleston Biscuits, issued a recall for two products that may contain the potentially affected Johnston County Hams. The product was produced and shipped between April 3, 2017 and October 3, 2018 and distributed to customers nationwide. @ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm622685.htm?utm_campaign=Callie%27s%20Charleston%20Biscuits%20Issues%20Voluntary%20Product%20Recall%20for%20Country%20Ham%20Biscuits&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

Johnston County Hams, Inc. issued a voluntary recall on October 3, 2018 for approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. In response, Callie’s Charleston Biscuits, LLC is issuing a voluntary product recall for two products that may contain the potentially affected Johnston County Hams.

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JBS Tolleson, Inc. Recalls 6.5 million pounds of beef after Salmonella Newport Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that JBS Tolleson, Inc., of Tolleson, Ariz. Recalled approximately 6,500,966 pounds of various raw, non-intact beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport. The raw, products including ground beef, were packaged on various dates from July 26, 2018 to Sept. 7, 2018. To date, eight case-patients have provided receipts or shopper card numbers, which have enabled product traceback investigations. FSIS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state public health and agriculture partners have now determined that raw ground beef was the probable source of the reported illnesses. Traceback has identified JBS as the common supplier of the ground beef products. The epidemiological investigation has identified 57 case-patients from 16 states with illness onset dates ranging from August 5 to September 6, 2018. FSIS will continue to work with public health partners and will provide updated information should it become available. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2018/recall-085-2018-release

JBS Tolleson, Inc., a Tolleson, Ariz. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,500,966 pounds of various raw, non-intact beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport.