Provolone Cheese Salame packaged as: (a) Sutters Quality Foods Provolone Salame, Item 58814, 6 lbs, no UPC

Mds Foods INC recalled Provolone Cheese Salame packaged as: in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Feb 4, 2017.

The recall was triggered by possible Listeria contamination: "Potential cross contamination from a of product collected by the State Department of Agriculture which tested positive for Listeria Monocytogenes" Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures and is especially dangerous for pregnant people, newborns, older adults, and those with weakened immune systems.

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Massillion, OH. As of the latest FDA data pull this recall is still Ongoing, meaning the agency has not yet recorded its completion. The product may remain in circulation, so the kitchen check below is current advice.