Johnston County Hams is recalling about 90,000 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, linked by government officials to one death.
The deli-loaf hams from the Smithfield, N.C., business were shipped to distributors in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia. An investigation confirmed four listeriosis illnesses between July 8, 2017, and Aug. 11, 2018, the federal Food Safety Inspection Service announced.