Homestead Natural and Panther Ranch Smoked Ham and Bacon Recalls
Date: March 21, 2011
What: Homestead Natural Smoked Ham, Smoked Bacon, and Smoked Ham Hocks
Panther Ranch Smoked Ham, Smoked Ham Slices, Smoked Bacon, and Smoked Ham Hocks
Why: Sodium nitrite not declared on the label.
Scope: Nationwide
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Northwest Premium Meats, a Nampa, Idaho, establishment, is recalling approximately 2,130 pounds of smoked ham and bacon products because they contain sodium nitrite, which is not declared on the label.
The products subject to recall include:
Various weight individual packages of Homestead Natural Smoked Ham
Various weight individual packages of Homestead Natural Smoked Bacon
Various weight individual packages of Homestead Natural Smoked Ham Hocks
Various weight individual packages of Panther Ranch Smoked Ham
Various weight individual packages of Panther Ranch Smoked Ham Slices
Various weight individual packages of Panther Ranch Smoked Bacon
Various weight individual packages of Panther Ranch Smoked Ham Hocks
Each package contains the establishment number 11032 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were produced on various dates between March 9, 2010, and Feb. 25, 2011. The products being recalled represent the entire amount produced between these dates. The products were sold online and at farmers markets, and shipped to distribution centers in Idaho.