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Ferrarini and Prime Line Guanciale Dry-Cured Pork Jowl

Imported ready-to-eat pork guanciale products may be contaminated with Listeria, which can cause listeriosis.

Summary by Recall Canary from the FSIS notice

What happened

Prime Line Distributors, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., firm, and Ferrarini USA, Inc., a Hoboken, N.J., firm, are recalling approximately 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat (RTE) pork products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on September 6, 2026.

The imported RTE dry-cured pork jowl (“guanciale”) products were produced at Est. 1937L Bome SRL in Italy on May 21, 2026, and imported into the U.S. on various dates within July 2026.

The recalled products include various weight cardboard cases containing two pieces of individually vacuumed packed “Guanciale Pork Jowl PRODUCT OF ITALY” with “BEST IF USE BY DATE: 05.16.27” printed on the label, and various weight individually vacuumed packaged “Guanciale Pork Jowl PRODUCT OF ITALY” with “BEST IF USE BY: 05.16.27” printed on the label, with an additional label with “DOK GUANCIALE” on the packaging.

The products were distributed to California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Texas.

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What to do

If a code on your package is listed below:

  1. Food service and retail locations are urged not to serve or sell these products.
  2. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  3. Media and consumers with questions about the affected Prime Line Distributors, Inc., products can contact Liliana Rojas, QA/QC Manager, at 954-925-4500 or Liliana.rojas@primelinedist.com.
  4. Media and consumers with questions about the affected Ferrarini USA, Inc., products can contact Luca Infantino, Chief Financial Officer, at 818-256-1622 or Luca@ferrariniusa.com.

Is yours affected?

Match the list below, then check the codes and dates the FSIS notice also names.

  1. Ferrarini Guanciale DRY-Cured Pork Jowl

    Lot code
    • 263311US

  2. Guanciale Pork Jowl Product of Italy

    Lot code
    • 263311US

  3. Prime Line Distributors, INC. Guanciale Pork Jowl Product of Italy

    Lot code
    • 263311US

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Recall details

Recalled
Sold in
8 states
Hazard
Listeria
Risk

High risk

There is a reasonable chance that eating it could cause serious health problems or death.

USDA Class I recall · How risk is rated

Recall ID
019-020-2026
Contact
Prime Line Distributors, Inc, Liliana Rojas, QA/QC Manager, 954-925-4500, liliana.rojas@primelinedist.com
Processing category
Products with Secondary Inhibitors - Not Shelf Stable

Timeline

  1. Announced by USDA FSIS

  2. Listed on Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 3, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (opens in a new tab)