Bj's Recalls Citterio Prosciutto Due to Potential Cross-Contact with Mortadella
Bj's Wholesale Club is recalling Citterio Prosciutto sold in deli bags because it may have been sliced on equipment used for mortadella with pistachios.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a potential allergen cross-contact (pistachios) without reported illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Bj's Wholesale Club is voluntarily recalling Citterio Prosciutto, a deli service item sold in a deli bag. The recall is being conducted because the product may have been sliced on the same equipment where mortadella with pistachios was sliced.
The affected product was sold at 71 Bj's locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The deli items were sold between January 20, 2016, and February 3, 2016.
Consumers who purchased this product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- CITTERIO PROSCIUTTO, sold in a deli bag. This is a deli service item
- Manufacturer
- Bj Wholesale Club
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Affected units
- 4,187
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 71 recalled by Bj Wholesale Club under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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