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Daniele Recalls 1.24 Million Pounds of Italian Sausage

January 29th, 2010

A Rhode Island company is recalling 1,240,000 pounds of its ready to eat products due to a risk of salmonella.  The recall pertains to Daniele’s varieties of ready-to-eat (RTE) Italian sausage products; specifically its salame/salami products that have been prepared with black pepper. The United State’s Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) first became aware of the salmonella contamination during its investigation of another multi-state outbreak of salmonella, the Salmonella serotype Montevideo illnesses. While testing a sample retail product as part of its investigation into the source of the Montevideo illnesses, the FSIS found that the sample Daniele RTE product contained salmonella. While the two salmonella strains were found to be similar, they are not the same strain and, therefore, not part of the same salmonella outbreak. Upon the discovery of the salmonella contamination, the FSIS contacted the company, which decided on a voluntary recall of all products at risk. The FSIS announced the recall and identified it as a Class I Recall with a high health risk. Currently, the source is yet to be identified for both outbreaks, but Daniele believes that the black pepper is to blame for the contamination of Daniele salamis. According to the press release, Daniele is cooperating with FSIS in the investigation and hopes to identify the source of the contamination soon. All recalled packages contain an establishment number “EST. 9992” or “EST. 54” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Ingesting food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis. Salmonellosis can be a life-threatening infection, especially to young, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. The most common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within eight to 72 hours after ingestion. If you believe you have been sickened by Salmonella, make sure to save any remnants of the suspected foods and contact a health care provider immediately. The full recall list is as follows:

  • 10-ounce packages of “DANIELE NATURALE SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER.”
  • Catch weight packages of “DANIELE PEPPER SALAME.”
  • 9-ounce packages of “BLACK BEAR OF THE BLACK FOREST BABY GENOA PEPPER SALAME.”
  • 20-ounce packages of “DANIELE DELI SELECTION, GENOA SALAME, SMOKED SALAME, PEPPERED SALAME, RUSTIC SALAME.”
  • 340- and 454-gram packages of “DANIELE SURTIDO FINO ITALIANO, SALAMI GENOA CON PIMIENTA, LOMO CAPOCOLLO, SALAMI CALABRESE.”
  • 16-ounce packages of “DANIELE ITALIAN BRAND GOURMET PACK, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, HOT CAPOCOLLO.”
  • 8-ounce packages of “DIETZ & WATSON ARTISAN COLLECTION PARTY PLATTER PACK, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, HOT CAPOCOLLO.”
  • 8-ounce packages of “DANIELE ITALIAN BRAND GOURMET PACK, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, HOT CAPOCOLLO.”
  • 16-ounce packages of “DANIELE GOURMET COMBO PACK, PEPPER SALAME, CAPOCOLLO, CALABRESE.”
  • 500-gram packages of “DANIELE ITALIAN BRAND GOURMET PACK EMBALLAGE ASSORTI GOURMET ITALIEN, HOT CALABRESE, PEPPER SALAME, CALABRESE PIQUANT, SALAMI AU POIVRE, HOT CAPOCOLLO, CAPOCOLLO PIQUANT.”
  • 8-ounce packages of “BOAR’S HEAD BRAND ALL NATURAL SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER.”
  • Catch weight packages of “DIETZ & WATSON ARTISAN COLLECTION, BABY GENOA PEPPER SALAME, MADE WITH 100% PORK COATED WITH BLACK PEPPER AND PORK FAT.”
  • 20-ounce variety packages of “DANIELE DELI SELECTION, GENOA SALAME, SWEET SOPRESSATA, PEPPERED GENOA, MILANO SALAME.”
  • 21-ounce variety packages of “DANIELE GOURMET ITALIAN DELI SELECTION, SWEET SOPRESSATA SALAMI, PEPPERED GENOA SALAMI, HOT SOPRESSATA SALAMI, MILANO SALAMI, SALAMI SOPRESSATA DOUX, SALAMI GENOA POIVRÉ, SALAMI SOPRESSATA PIQUANT, SALAMI MILANO.”
  • 7-ounce packages of “DANIELE SALAME BITES PEPPER SALAME.”
  • 14-ounce packages of “DANIELE GOURMET ITALIAN DELI SELECTION ASSORTMENT DE FINES CHARCUTERIE ITALIENNE, SWEET SOPRESSATA SALAMI, MILANO SALAMI, SALAMI SOPRESSATA DOUX, SALAMI MILANO.”
  • Catch weight packages of “DANIELE NATURALE SALAME COATED WITH COARSE BLACK PEPPER.”
  • 32-ounce variety packages of “DANIELE DELI SELECTION, GENOA SALAME, SWEET SOPRESSATA, PEPPERED GENOA, MILANO SALAME.”

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