Pepperoni Recall Affects Texarkana-Area Stores and Your Fridge

Pepperoni Recall Affects Texarkana-Area Stores and Your Fridge

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For those of us who like to make our own pizzas, enhance other people’s pizza, or just grab one and slice a few for your own enjoyment, pepperoni is a way of life. This, however, is being removed from national and area store shelves due to possible contamination.

Smithfield Packaged Meats, DBA Margherita Meats of Omaha, NB, has recalled nearly 11,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pepperoni products that may have been contaminated with Bacillus cereus, according to a statement from the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The exact article is:

  • 8 oz. Shrink-wrap plastic containers containing unsliced ​​pepperoni “Margherita PEPPERONI” with lot code P1931C and a “best before date” of 12-14-21 represented on the label.
Margherita Pepperoni Recall Label – FSIS USDA

How bad is it?

B. cereus is a microorganism that causes diarrhea and vomiting. Anyone with a compromised immune system could be at risk for an even more serious illness. Fortunately, there are no confirmed reports of illness due to the consumption of these products at this time.

What should I do?

If you have this product in your pantry or refrigerator, check the batch code mentioned above and make sure yours is not the same. If so, return the product to the place you purchased it for a refund or simply discard it. Do not consume this product.

Questions about food safety? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline 888-674-6854, or chat live via Ask USDA from 9 a.m. M. At 5 p. M., Monday through Friday.

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