WASHINGTON – Ready-to-eat meat products from Nashville, Tenn.-based Coco’s Italian Market are being recalled according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service. Approximately 16,868 lbs of frozen Italian meatballs, beef ravioli and pepperoni pizzas were produced without federal inspection, according to USDA. The issue came to the attention of state officials when it was discovered the products were inaccurately labeled as being federally inspected. Other labeling issues were also noted, including packages of pepperoni pizza products that did not include net weights.

The products were produced and shipped to retail locations by the company between January 2019 and July 2020 and include:

• 16-oz clear plastic bags packages containing 4 pieces of “Coco's ITALIAN MARKET Fully Cooked Italian Meatballs” and a USDA mark of inspection on the label.
• 15-oz plastic-wrapped plastic covered containers containing “Coco's ITALIAN MARKET Take - n - Bake BEEF RAVIOLI WITH LUCIANA'S MARINARA SAUCE.”
• 16-inch plastic-wrapped cardboard trays containing “Coco's ITALIAN MARKET Take - n - Bake Hand Made Pepperoni Pizza” with a USDA mark of inspection on the label.
• 7-inch plastic-wrapped cardboard trays containing “Coco's ITALIAN MARKET Take - n - Bake Hand Made Pepperoni Pizza” with a USDA mark of inspection on the label.

The products in question do not bear an establishment number inside the USDA mark of inspection. No adverse reactions from consuming the products have been reported, according to the USDA.