RECALLS : Peril in Yugoslav Canned Hams

Cameco Inc. of Verona, N.J., is voluntarily recalling 90,000 pounds of imported canned ham that may contain food poisoning organisms, the Agriculture Department said today.

An official said the ham, packaged in one-pound pear-shaped metal cans, “may contain food spoilage organisms and could cause illness if eaten.”

The product is labeled “Cameco Cooked Ham” and “Product of Yugoslavia,” said Lester M. Crawford, administrator of the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Original distribution included Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee, but Crawford said the product is believed to have been distributed to additional states.

The recall was initiated after swollen cans were noticed in a New Jersey warehouse in mid-September.