Nick’s Famous Bar-B-Q Recalls Smoked Pork for Listeria Risk
Nick’s Famous Bar-B-Q is recalling approximately 3,140 pounds of ready-to-eat smoked pork barbecue products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies the recall as 'High - Class I' and 'Class I'. According to the rubric, an FDA/USDA Class I recall mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical), regardless of the absence of reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Nick’s Famous Bar-B-Q, a Nashville, Tennessee establishment, is recalling approximately 3,140 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) smoked pork barbecue products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen hickory smoked pork barbecue products were produced on September 7 and 8, 2021, and packaged on September 8, 2021. The specific product subject to recall is 20-lb. boxes of “Nick’s FAMOUS Hickory Smoked Pork Bar-B-Q” with a case code of 23452 and a use by date of 09/2022. These items bear establishment number “EST. 17863” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The products were distributed to institutions, including school locations in North Carolina. The recall was initiated after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) discovered the potential contamination during an assessment of the establishment’s production records. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in institutions’ freezers. Consumers and institutions should throw away these products or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Nick’s Famous Bar-B-Q Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
- Brand
- I-65 BBQ, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- I-65 BBQ, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Meat
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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