Listeria Contamination Prompts Prosciutto Recall

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the recall of nearly 822 pounds of prosciutto products because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Illinois-based food producer Orlando Greco & Son Imports has initiated the recall after the FSIS’s microbiological testing found positive samples for Listeria monocytogenes in imported products.

The products subject to recall include various pound cases of Prosciutto Boneless Casa Italia.

The products were distributed to restaurants and retailers in Illinois and Indiana, the FSIS said.

The federal agency and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are working together to trace the source of the bacteria.