USDA Recalls: April 2024

Meat, egg, and poultry recalls for the month.

Kristen Kazarian, Managing Editor

April 30, 2024

3 Min Read
USDA Recalls in April 2024
One public health alert is for a product with possible E. coli contamination.Hitra / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has recalled 2 products and issued one health alert in April, which is 1 more recall than in March.

Out of the 2 recalls, 1 was due to lack of benefit of inspection, and 1 for misbranding/undeclared allergens. The health alert was due to possible E. coli contamination.

Without Benefit of Inspection

  • ConSup North America Inc., Lincoln Park, NJ, has recalled around 85,984 lb of ready-to-eat sliced prosciutto ham product produced in Germany without the benefit of equivalent inspection. The RTE sliced prosciutto ham item was produced on various dates from Sept. 25, 2023, through March 6, 2024. The impacted product subject to recall is: 5.29-oz. plastic packages containing “Stockmeyer Prosciutto Product of Germany” with lot codes 09118-3A, 09118-3B, 09120-3A, 09120-3B, 13133-3A, 13133-3B, 13104-3A, 13104-3B, 13105-3A, 13105-3B, 13109-3A, and 13109-3B and “Best Before” dates of 4/28/2024, 5/26/2024, 7/7/2024, 8/4/2024, 8/11/2024, and 10/7/2024. These items were shipped to retail locations in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.                

Misbranding / Undeclared Allergens

  • 802 VT Frozen (VT Pie and Pasta Co.), Newport, VT, has recalled approximately 8,221 lb of frozen meat pizza due to misbranding and undeclared allergens. The product contains soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The product was produced from April 25, 2023, through April 25, 2024. The recall is for: 17.8-oz. cardboard box containing “802 VT Frozen Meat!!! Crispy Wood-Fired Crust Hand Made Pizza” with “best if used by” dates of April 25, 2024, through April 25, 2025. The products subject to recall has establishment number “EST. 46308” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Items were distributed to retailers and fundraisers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.       

Public Health Alert

A public health alert was issued for Greater Omaha Packing Co., Omaha, NE, ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The alert is to ensure consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase. The raw ground beef items were produced on March 28, 2024. The products have a “Use/Freeze by” date of April 22, 2024, and packaging date of “032824.” The list of products under the public health alert is below. The product was shipped to food service institutions and retail locations nationwide.       

Product Description

Case/Product Label

Lot Code

Case Code/Packaging

10-lb ground beef chub

GROUND BEEF 85 FINE GRIND 10#/6

25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33

263085

5-lb. ground beef chub

GROUND BEEF GOHERF GB RIB BRISKET CHUCK CRAFT BURGER 5LB

26

66500

5-lb ground beef chub

Greater Omaha 100% ALL NATURAL 5 LBS. GOURMET BLEND RIB*BRISKET*CHUCK

5-lb. ground beef chubs

GROUND BEEF GOHERF GB 81 FINE GRIND 5#/12 EXACT WEIGHT

26

663581

4 / 8-oz ground beef patties

GROUND BEEF GOANG GB Patty 8OZ Homestyle Rib/Brisket/CH

34

716800

4 / 8-oz ground beef patties

LOT 34 Ground Beef GB GOANG 75 PATTY PUCK 8 OZ

34

728075

4 / 7-oz ground beef patties

LOT 34 GROUND BEEF GOANG Rib/Brisket/Chuck 7OZ HOMESTYLE

34

716700

6-oz ground beef patties

LOT 34 GROUND BEEF GOANG GB PATTY 6 OZ HOMESTYLE RIB/BRISKET/CHUCK

34

716600

5-lb. ground beef chub

GROUND BEEF GOHERF GB 81 FINE GRIND 5LB EXACT WEIGHT

26

63581

6 / 5.33-oz ground beef patties

Ground Beef GOHERF RIB BRISKET CHUCK 5.33oz HOMESTYLE

27

616500

4 / 8-oz ground beef patties

LOT 27 Ground Beef GOHERF Homestyle GB PATTY RIB/BRISKET/CHUCK 8 OZ

27

616800

10-lb ground beef chub

GROUND BEEF 73 FINE GRIND 10#/6

37

263073

4 / 8-oz ground beef patties

LOT 51 Ground Beef GB GOANG 75 PATTY PUCK 8OZ

51

728075

About the Author(s)

Kristen Kazarian

Managing Editor

Kristen Kazarian has been a writer and editor for more than three decades. She has worked at several consumer magazines and B2B publications in the fields of food and beverage, packaging, processing, women's interest, local news, health and nutrition, fashion and beauty, automotive, and computers.

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