Piller's Fine Foods Recalls Salami and Speck Due to Salmonella Risk
Piller's Fine Foods recalls ready-to-eat salami and speck products due to possible Salmonella contamination. Check your fridge for affected items.
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What happened, in plain English
Piller's Fine Foods is recalling approximately 1,076 pounds of ready-to-eat Black Kassel salami and speck products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The issue was identified after an FSIS sample tested positive for the bacteria. Although no illnesses have been reported yet, consumption could lead to salmonellosis. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275787-piller-s-fine-foods-recalls-salami-and-speck-due-to.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275787-piller-s-fine-foods-recalls-salami-and-speck-due-to · Updated October 11, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #129-2017
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“Piller's Fine Foods Recalls Salami and Speck Due to Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275787-piller-s-fine-foods-recalls-salami-and-speck-due-to. Based on USDA FSIS recall #129-2017 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/pillers-fine-foods-recalls-ready-eat-salami-and-speck-products-due-possible).
Why it’s dangerous
Salmonella is a harmful bacteria that causes salmonellosis, characterized by diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours of eating contaminated food. While most people recover in 4 to 7 days, the illness can be severe enough to require hospitalization for vulnerable groups.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased vacuum-sealed Black Kassel salami or speck products with a Best Before date of May 12, 2018. Older adults, infants, and individuals with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for severe illness.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for vacuum-sealed random weight plastic packages containing 'Black Kassel Pillers Dry Aged DAmour Salami' or 'Black Kassel Pillers Dry Aged Speck Smoked Prosciutto'. Check the Best Before date, which is May 12, 2018. These items were produced on Sept. 22 and Oct. 12, 2017.
- Brand
Piller's Fine Foods- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the salami or speck if you have it in your home.
Discard or return items
Throw away the products or return them to the place where you purchased them.
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states.
USDA FSIS distribution: “California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York”
States: California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2018.
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
- FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Have there been any reported illnesses?
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products as of the recall announcement date.
Who should I contact for more information?
You can contact Trent Hilpert, President of Pillers Fine Foods, at (519) 743-1412 ext. 240, or call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #129-2017 (December 16, 2017)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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