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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereUSDA FSIS·148-2015·Announced 2015-12-19

The Cure House Recalls Uninspected Cured Pork Products

The Cure House is recalling cured pork products produced without federal inspection. The products were shipped to distributors in Kentucky and New Jersey.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. Per the rubric, if the agency's own classification is USDA Class I, the score must be at least 4.

Plain-English summary

The Cure House, a Louisville, Kentucky establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of cured pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. The recalled items are various weights of individually wrapped Woodlands Pork Mountain Ham products with no label. These products bear establishment number Est. 44888 inside the USDA mark of inspection, but the firm was not issued a USDA grant of inspection by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The cured ham items were produced from 2009 through December 19, 2015. The problem was discovered when FSIS was alerted by the State of Kentucky Food Safety Branch that an operation was receiving federally inspected not-ready-to-eat hams and further processing them without FSIS inspection. A subsequent investigation confirmed the allegation on December 17, 2015. The products were shipped to distributors in Kentucky and New Jersey.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
The Cure House Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit Of Inspection
Category
Food — Cured Pork
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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