The Cure House Recalls Pork Products Produced Without Benefit Of Inspection

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2015 The Cure House, a Louisville, Ky. S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The cured ham items were produced from 2009 thru Dec. 19, 2015. The following products are subject to recall: Various weights of individually wrapped Woodlands Pork Mountain Ham products with no label. The products subject to recall bear establishment number Est.

44888 inside the USDA mark of inspection; however, this firm was not issued a USDA grant of inspection by FSIS. These items were shipped to distributors in Kentucky and New Jersey.

The problem was discovered when FSIS was alerted by the State of Kentucky, Food Safety Branch, of an operation receiving federally inspected not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) hams and further processing these hams without the benefit of FSIS inspection. A subsequent Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit (OIEA) investigation confirmed the allegation on Dec. 17, 2015.

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

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. gov/recalls . Consumers and media with questions about the recall can contact Jay Denham, Operator, at (502) 235-3792. gov . m. m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday.

Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. gov/reportproblem .

Produced Without Benefit of Inspection