City Foods, Inc., a Chicago establishment, is recalling approximately 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. All affected product was made on a single day, July 16, and carries a 60-day shelf life, meaning it remains within date through mid-September.
Three products are covered by the recall notice: 10-pound cardboard boxes holding 2- to 5-pound pieces of Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami with case code 19410; 20- to 30-pound boxes holding two or three pieces of Bea's Best Cooked Corned Beef Brisket with case code 18919; and 20- to 30-pound boxes holding two or three pieces of Kirsch Delicatessen Style Cooked Corned Beef Brisket with case code 19751. All bear the establishment number EST. 1896 inside the USDA mark of inspection.
