The USDA issued a pork recall for about 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork guanciale after routine import reinspection testing found possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Prime Line Distributors and Ferrarini USA said the affected product went to food service, retail, and distributor locations in eight states.
The recall covers LOT: 263311US, with establishment number IT 1937 L CE and a best-by date of May 16, 2027. The pork was produced in Italy on May 21 and imported into the United States in July.
USDA Class I recall
FSIS said a sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes during routine import reinspection testing on September 6, 2026, and the USDA classified the action as a Class I recall. That designation is the highest warning level used in the recall system.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled products. Even so, FSIS warned that some of the guanciale may still be in refrigerators or freezers at food service establishments and retail locations.
Prime Line Distributors and Ferrarini USA
FSIS is conducting recall effectiveness checks to make sure affected products are removed from commerce. Food service operators and retailers have been instructed not to sell or serve the items, while consumers are being told not to eat them.
Consumers who have the product should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. The recall reaches buyers across eight states, but the USDA has not listed them in the facts provided here, leaving the affected distribution area broad enough to include homes, restaurants, and store inventories at the same time.
Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that can be especially dangerous for older adults, pregnant women, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems. In severe cases, the infection can move beyond the gastrointestinal tract, which is why a Class I recall calls for immediate removal from shelves and service lines.
For anyone with the recalled guanciale still on hand, the action is simple: do not eat it. The product now sits in the narrow window between a finished food and a removed one, and FSIS wants that window closed before it reaches a plate.
