Perfect Pasta, an establishment based in Illinois, US, is recalling approximately 315 pounds of ready-to-eat roast beef products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The products being recalled are 5-lb. packages of Gina Fully Cooked Roast Beef With Seasoned Juice with a lot code number of 040615RB and a pack date of 02-06-13. The products were produced on 6 February 2013, and distributed to institutions in Chicago.
The problem was identified by FSIS through microbiological testing. The company had received a positive sample for Listeria monocytogenes, following which, most of its products were held. However, a portion may have been cross-contaminated as a result of equipment not being cleaned between production shifts and shipped into commerce.
FSIS and the company have not received reports of illnesses due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
This recall has been classified as Class I, which indicates a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
