Wisconsin Firm Recalls Salami Products Due To Undeclared Allergen

Date of Recall

2007-04-18

Recall Details

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2007 - Patrick Cudahy, Inc., a Cudahy, Wis., firm, is recalling approximately 5,625 pounds of ready-to-eat soppressata (salami) products due to the presence of an undeclared allergen (wheat), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

The product label fails to list wheat, a potential known allergen, as an ingredient.

The following product is subject to recall: [View Label]

• 10-pound cartons (containing 4 packages each) of "ROSELI SOPPRESSATA." Each label bears the establishment number "EST. 28" inside the USDA seal of inspection. Each package also bears a packaging date code of "6313," "6346," "6356," "7003," "7018," "7026," "7047," "7058" or "7086."

The salami products were produced on various dates between November 2006 and March 2007 and were distributed to restaurants, caterers and the foodservice industry in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

The problem was discovered by FSIS. FSIS has received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an allergic reaction should contact a physician.

Media with questions about the recall should contact company Vice-President for Research and Development Susan Harrits at (414) 744- 2000, ext. 331.

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