USDA Issues Public Health Alert for Citterio Salame Sticks Due to Salmonella
USDA FSIS issued a public health alert for Citterio Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks due to possible Salmonella contamination linked to a multistate outbreak.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert
Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) with reported illnesses (21 cases) but no reported deaths or hospitalizations, and the agency classification is a Public Health Alert rather than a formal Class I recall.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for Citterio “Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks ALL NATURAL” produced by Euro Foods in Freeland, Pennsylvania. The 2-oz packages, bearing establishment number EST. 4010, have “best by” dates up to January 23, 2022. These ready-to-eat products were shipped to retail locations nationwide and exported to Bermuda.
FSIS issued the alert because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The agency is investigating a multistate outbreak of 21 Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- illnesses in eight states, with onset dates ranging from September 18, 2021, through October 3, 2021. Epidemiologic and traceback investigations identified that ill people consumed Citterio Italian-style Salame Sticks produced by Euro Foods Inc. A formal recall was not requested because FSIS has not identified a specific contaminated lot, and it is believed that potentially affected products are no longer available for direct purchase by retail consumers.
Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, characterized by diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever. Older adults, infants, and persons with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for severe illness. 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.
The recalled product
- Product
- FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Salame Stick Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
- Category
- Food — Deli / Ready-to-Eat
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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