Wisconsin Firm Recalls Salami Products

WASHINGTON - 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. The product label fails to list wheat, a potential known allergen, as an ingredient. The following product is subject to recall: 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. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.