ham and pepperoni Listeria recall has been expanded to include2.3 million pounds of 27 products sold under 12 brand names, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS). The recalled brands are: Wellshire, Alexander & Hornung, Food Club, Butcher Boy, Niman Ranch, Garrett Valley Farms, Open Nature, Amish Country, Amish Valley, Lancaster, Five Star, and Big Y. Consumers who have purchased these products should not eat them as Listeria can cause serious illness and death. Among pregnant women, Listeria can cause miscarriage and stillbirth.

At the time of the recall, the company was unaware of any illnesses associated with these products. However, symptoms of a Listeria infection can take as long as 70 days to develop, so consumers who may have eaten these products before the recall should monitor themselves for symptoms including high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, other muscle stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

ham and pepperoni Listeria recall

Pepperoni and Ham Listeria Recall

On December 5, 2021, Alexander & Hornung of St. Clair Shores, Michigan,  a business unit of Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc., issued a recall for approximately 234,391 pounds of fully cooked ham and pepperoni products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company discovered the problem during routine testing.

Some of the products included in the recall were sold by multiple retailers, others are store brands. For example, Big Y is a grocery chain with stores in MA and CT. Open Nature is a Safeway store brand.

The recalled ham and pepperoni products were distributed nationwide. The establishment number “EST. M10125” appears inside the USDA mark of inspection on the packages of these products.  The 17 products recalled for potential Listeria contamination have the following descriptions, sizes, and “sell by” dates:

  • “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL SEMI-BONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM”, 6.25 lbs. 1/5/2022
  • “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED SEMI-BONELESS ALL NATURAL COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM,” 6.25 lbs., 12/15/2021
  • “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURAL
    SEMI-BONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM”, 12.5 lbs., 12/20/2021
  • “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED SEMI-BONELESS ALL NATURAL COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM,” 21.5 lbs., 12/10/2021
  • “WELLSHIRE WOOD SMOKED NO CARVING REQUIRED SPIRAL SLICED ALL NATURALSEMI-BONELESS COOKED SEASONED UNCURED HAM,” 6.25 lbs. 1/11/2022
  • “Alexander & Hornung Spiral Sliced SMOKED HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES,” 16.36 lbs., 12/11/2021
  • “Alexander & Hornung Glazed Fully Cooked Spiral Sliced Honey Ham With Natural Juices Ready to Eat,” 5.92 lbs., 5/24/2022
  • “Alexander & Hornung Boneless HAM WATER ADDED FULLY COOKED,” 2.22 lbs., 3/6/2022
  • “Alexander & Hornung Super Trim Bone-In Ham Steak,” 1.48 lbs., 12/25/2021
  • “Alexander & Hornung FULLY COOKED READY TO EAT HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES,” 5.92 lbs., 12/26/2021
  • “Food Club fully cooked spiral-sliced ham WITH NATURAL JUICES honey-cured,” 2.74 lbs., 2/22/2022
  • “GARRETT VALLEY FARMS ALL NATURAL SPIRAL SLICED UNCURED HAM FULLY COOKED SEMI-BONELESS,” 6.25 lbs., 12/28/2021
  • “BUTCHER BOY BONELESS FULLY COOKED HAM WATER ADDED,” 8.24 lbs., 1/3/2022
  • “NIMAN RANCH All Natural APPLEWOOD SMOKED UNCURED HAM,” 4 lbs., Pack date: 11/8/21
  • “OPEN NATURE SPIRAL-SLICED SEASONED UNCURED HAM SEMI-BONELESS COOKED,”
    6.25 lbs., 1/7/2022
  • “FIVE STAR BRAND PEPPERONI,” 1 lb., 3/19/2022
  •  “Big Y bone-in hickory smoked ham steak,” 1.84 lbs., 12/24/2021
  • “Amish Country Fresh Brand Glazed Fully Cooked Sprial Sliced Ham with Natural Juices Ready to Eat” 7.38 lbs. 1/15/2022
  • “Amish Valley Glazed Fully Cooked Sprial Sliced Ham with Natural Juices Ready to Eat” 5.55 lbs. 2/22/2022
  • “Alexander & Hornung Boneless Ham Water Added Fully Cooked” 1.44 lbs. 3/11/2022
  • “Alexander & Hornung Boneless Ham Water Added Fully Cooked” 2.88 lbs. 3/11/2022
  • “Lancaster Brand Includes Glaze Packet Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Honey Ham with Natural Juices” 22.10 lbs. 1/15/2022
  • “Lancaster Brand Includes Glaze Packet Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced Honey Ham with Natural Juices” 11.06 lbs. 2/19/2022
  • “Lancaster Brand Includes Brown Sugar Glaze Packet Spiral Sliced Half Ham with Natural Juices” 11.06 lbs. 2/19/2022
  • “food club fully cooked spiral-sliced ham WITH NATURAL JUICES includes brown sugar-flavored glaze packet” 7.37 lbs 1/29/2022
  • Big Y Hickory smoked honey-cured spiral sliced ham with natural juices includes glaze packet” 7.37 lbs 2/22/2022 23
  • “Big Y Bone-in hickory-smoked butt portion ham WATER ADDED” 7.37 lbs 2/27/2022