No illnesses have been confirmed in connection with the recalled pork. The action focuses on roughly 1,513 pounds of dry-cured pork jowl imported from Italy, while authorities work to make sure affected products are removed from commercial locations where they may still be stored.
Recall covers specific guanciale products imported from Italy
Prime Line Distributors, Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Ferrarini USA, Inc., of Hoboken, New Jersey, are recalling the products. According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the guanciale was produced by Est. 1937L Bome SRL in Italy on May 21, 2026, and entered the United States on various dates in July.
The recalled packages carry lot number 263311US and a “best if use by” date of May 16, 2027. They also bear establishment number “IT 1937 L CE” inside the Italian inspection mark or on the case label.
Prime Line products include cases containing two individually vacuum-packed pieces labeled “PRIME LINE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. GUANCIALE PORK JOWL PRODUCT OF ITALY,” as well as individually packaged guanciale carrying an additional “DOK GUANCIALE” label. Those items were shipped to food service and retail locations in Florida.
Ferrarini products include similar cases and individually packaged “FERRARINI GUANCIALE DRY-CURED PORK JOWL.” Ferrarini items were sent to distributors and food service locations in California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
The USDA classified the recall as Class I, its most serious recall category, indicating a reasonable probability that using the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The contamination concern was identified during routine import reinspection testing when a product sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS has urged food service and retail locations not to sell or serve the recalled products. Any affected guanciale should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
Listeria can cause serious illness in higher-risk groups
Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an infection that primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women, and newborns. According to FSIS, symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, sometimes following diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
Invasive listeriosis occurs when the infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. During pregnancy, infection can result in miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or a life-threatening infection in a newborn. Serious and sometimes fatal infections can also occur among older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
FSIS said people in higher-risk categories who develop flu-like symptoms within two months of eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell their healthcare provider about the exposure.
The recall comes as federal health agencies are also monitoring other major foodborne illness events. According to the CDC, an outbreak of Cyclospora linked to processed iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico had reached 11,458 reported illnesses across 20 states as of its August 27 update, with at least 495 hospitalizations and two deaths. Most illnesses began before the lettuce recall issued on July 17, and the recalled products’ best-by dates have since passed. FSIS is conducting recall effectiveness checks to verify that companies have notified customers and that the affected guanciale is no longer available to consumers.
