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Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0993-2016) was formally reported on April 13, 2016, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 5, 2016. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Bj Wholesale Club is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Westborough, MA. Federal records indicate 4 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Product may have been sliced on the same equipment where the mortadella with pistachios was sliced. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: BJs locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 10 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.