WASHINGTON — Ready-to-eat charcuterie meat sold at Sam's Club in 27 states has been recalled over Salmonella concerns amid an investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday the recall includes 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products.
The specific recalled products are 18-oz. plastic tray packages of “Busseto Foods charcuterie sampler" that includes prosciutto, sweet sopressata, and dry coppa. The recall currently only covers lot code L075330300 and has “BEST IF USED BY APR 27 24” printed on the packaging.
According to FSIS, a sample collected by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture had tested positive for Salmonella. Minnesota had collected the unopened ready-to-eat charcuterie sampler product as part of an investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella. That product tested positive for Salmonella, according to FSIS, and further testing is ongoing to determine if the charcuterie is linked to the outbreak.
The recalled meat was sold at select Sam's Club locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia. A full list of locations is posted here on the company's website.
FSIS said it is concerned that some of the recalled charcuterie may be in consumers’ refrigerators. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged to throw it away or return it to where you bought it.
Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps within six hour to six days after consuming food contaminated with the bacteria. Illnesses typically last four to seven days. Vulnerable people, including children, people older than 65 and those with weakened immune systems may develop severe illnesses that require medical care or hospitalization.
It has been labeled a Class I recall by the USDA, which means "there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."
