The recall was announced on the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which stated that the problem was discovered during routine microbiological testing by FSIS and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA).
So far, there have been no reports of illness as a result of consumption of the products, but FSIS urged anyone concerned about their health to contact a doctor.
New Jersey-based Buona Vita, which means the ‘good life’ in Italian, has recalled 324,770lb of various frozen, ready-to-eat products including meatballs, patties and beef and chicken loaves.