Smithfield Packaged Meats recalls pepperoni products due to Bacillus Cereus

The USDA FSIS reported that Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.(doing business as Margherita Meats, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska) recalled approximately 10,990 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pepperoni products that might be adulterated with Bacillus cereus. The RTE unsliced pepperoni product was produced and packaged on June 17, 2021, in 8-oz. shrink-wrapped plastic packages containing unsliced pepperoni “Margherita PEPPERONI” with lot code P1931C and a “use by date” of 12-14-21 represented on the label. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered when the Department of Defense notified FSIS that they found B. cereus during routine product testing. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to the consumption of these products.  @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/smithfield-packaged-meats-corp.-dba-margherita-meats-inc.-recalls-pepperoni-products