Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami

Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami is a packaged ready-to-eat deli meat product sold in the United States, primarily through food-service channels. It appears in the market as a bulk product: 10-pound cardboard boxes containing 2- to 5-pound pieces of pastrami, marked with case code 19410 and a USDA mark of inspection bearing establishment number EST. 1896. The product carries a 60-day shelf life and is positioned as a premium beef pastrami for deli counters, sandwich preparation and institutional food service. The brand name references Midamar, a long-established U.S. halal food company based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, known for halal beef, poultry and deli products. The "Premium Beef Pastrami" designation indicates a deli-meat line within that broader halal protein portfolio. Distribution evidence shows the product reaching food-service locations in Illinois, Iowa and Michigan before being shipped nationwide, indicating a regional production and distribution base in the U.S. Midwest with national reach. The product gained public attention in connection with a USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service recall announced by City Foods, Inc., a Chicago-based company, covering more than 3,200 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef over Listeria concerns. The recalled lots were produced on July 16, 2026, and the FSIS urged consumers and businesses not to eat or serve the affected items. This recall episode is the principal documented public event associated with the product line. As a product brand rather than a standalone company, Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami has limited independent corporate identity: it is a labeled offering within a larger halal food brand's assortment, sold in bulk to food-service operators. Its market positioning rests on premium beef pastrami quality, halal-oriented brand heritage and food-service convenience.

Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami exists as a labeled product line rather than an independently incorporated business. Its history is tied to the Midamar brand, a U.S. halal food company based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which built a business supplying halal beef, poultry and deli meats to food-service operators, retailers and export markets. The "Premium Beef Pastrami" line extends that halal protein assortment into the deli-meat category, packaged in bulk for commercial kitchens and deli counters. The product's documented public record centers on a food-safety event. According to a USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service statement reported by FOX 32 Chicago, City Foods, Inc., a Chicago-based company, recalled 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef over fears the meats may contain Listeria. The recalled items included 10-pound cardboard boxes containing 2- to 5-pound pieces of "Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami" bearing case code 19410, alongside other branded corned beef products. All recalled products were produced on July 16, 2026, carried a 60-day shelf life, and bore the USDA mark of inspection with establishment number EST. 1896. The products had initially been sent to food-service locations in Illinois, Iowa and Michigan before being shipped nationwide. The FSIS expressed concern that the products might still be in consumers' or businesses' refrigerators or freezers and urged that they not be eaten or served, but instead thrown away or returned to the point of purchase. Beyond this recall, the product line has little separate corporate history; its trajectory follows the broader Midamar halal foods portfolio and the U.S. food-service deli market.

• Production date of the recalled Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami lots (case code 19410).

• City Foods, Inc. recalls 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef, including Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami, over Listeria concerns.

Premium ready-to-eat beef pastrami for food-service and deli channels, backed by halal food brand heritage.

• Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami (10-lb box, 2- to 5-lb pieces, case code 19410)

  Ready-to-eat beef pastrami with a 60-day shelf life, USDA establishment number EST. 1896.

• 2026

  City Foods recalls pastrami and corned beef over Listeria concerns

  City Foods, Inc. recalled 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef over Listeria concerns. The products were distributed nationwide. The FSIS said no related illnesses had been reported.

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• Listeria-related recall of pastrami and corned beef

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  City Foods recalls pastrami and corned beef over Listeria concerns[1]Chicago company recalls corned beef, pastrami sold nationwide | FOX 32 Chicagofox32chicago.com

  Reported: 2026-08-09

  City Foods, Inc. recalled 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef over Listeria concerns. The products were distributed nationwide; the FSIS said no related illnesses had been reported.

1. 1Chicago company recalls corned beef, pastrami sold nationwide | FOX 32 Chicagofox32chicago.com
2. 2Chicago company recalls corned beef, pastrami sold nationwidefox13news.com