Pepper-Crusted Salami Recall Issued Following to Salmonella Outbreak

Approximately 1.24 million pounds of pepper-coated salami/salame and other Italian sausage products have been recalled because they may be contaminated with a strain of salmonella linked to cases of food poisoning in 38 states.

The pepper-crusted salami recall was announced on Friday by The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service for several varieties of ready-to-eat cured meats distributed by Daniele International, Inc. Samples of the pepper salami have tested positive for Salmonella bacteria, and similar products were eaten by many customers who have reportedly suffered food poisoning symptoms caused by the Salmonella Montevideo strain of the bacteria.

A multi-state Salmonella Montevideo outbreak has sickened 184 people, including at least 35 cases that required hospitalization. Many of the illnesses reportedly involved individuals who purchased salami sold at Costco

Salmonella poisoning can cause symptoms such as abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea and fever. While symptoms tend to resolve within a few days or weeks for most healthy adults, the elderly, young children and those with weakened immune systems may be more susceptible to severe, and potentially life-threatening, infections.

The recall includes various packages of salami / salame coated with coarse black pepper, or salami packaged with other cured meats that are crusted with pepper. At this time, it is unknown whether it is the meat or the pepper that may be contaminated with salmonella.

The recalled salami was sold under various brand names such as Daniele, Black Bear, Dietz & Watson and Boars Head, including:

• Daniele Naturale Salame Coated with Coarse Black Pepper
• Daniele Pepper Salame
• Black Bear of the Black Forest Baby Genoa Pepper Salame
• Daniele Deli Selection, Genoa Salame, Smoked Salame, Peppered Salame, Rustic Salame
• Daniele Surtido Fino Italiano, Salmi Genoa Con Pimienta, Lomo Capocollo, Salami Calabrese
• Daniele Italian Brand Gourmet Pack, Hot Calabrese, Pepper Salame, Hot Capocollo
• Dietz & Watson Artisan Collection Party Platter Pack, Hot Calabrese, Pepper Salame, hot Capocollo
• Daniele Italian Brand Gourmet Pack, Hot Calabrese, Pepper Salame, Hot Capocollo
• Danielle Gourmet Combo Pack, Pepper Salame, Capocollo, Calabrese
• Daniel Italian Brand Gourmet Pack Emballage Assorti Gourmet Italien, Hot Calabrese, Pepper Salame, Calabrese Piquant, Salmi Au Poivre, Hot Capocollo, Capocollo Piquant
• Boars Head Brand All Natural Salame Coated with Coarse Black Pepper
• Dietz & Watson Artisan Collection, Baby Genoa Pepper Salame, Made with 100% Port Coated with Black Pepper and Pork Fat
• Daniele Deli Selection, Genoa Salame, Sweet Sopressata, Peppered Genoa, Milano Salame
• Daniele Gourmet Italian Deli Selection, Sweet Sopressata Salami, Peppered Genoa Salami, Hot Sopressata Salmi, Milano Salami, Salami Sopressata Doux, Salami Genoa Poivr, Salami Sopressata Piquant, Salami Milano
• Daniele Salme Bites Pepper Salame
• Daniele Gourmet Italian Deli Selection Assortment de Fines Charcuterie Italienne, Sweet Sopressata Salami, Milano Salami, Salami Sopressata Doux, Salami Milano
• Daniele Naturale Salame Coated with Coarse Black Pepper
• Daniele Deli Selection, Genoa Salame, Sweet Sopressata, Peppered Genoa Salame, Sweet Sopressata, Peppered Genoa, Milano Salame

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cases of Salmonella Montevideo food poisoning have been identified in Alaska (2), Arizona (5), California (30), Colorado (2), Connecticut (4), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Iowa (1), Illinois (11), Indiana (3), Kansas (3), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (12), Maryland (1), Maine (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (4), North Carolina (9), North Dakota (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (7), New York (15), Ohio (9), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (8), Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (7), Utah (7), Virginia (1), Washington (14), West Virginia (1), Wyoming (2).