Massive BrucePac chicken, meat recall: Here’s a list of impacted brands
A multitude of brands has been impacted by a massive recall on ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products.
Almost 11 million pounds BrucePac’s meat and poultry products were recalled because they may be tainted with listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
BrucePac, a Durant, Oklahoma, establishment, announced the recall of products shipped nationwide and produced from June 19, 2024, to Oct. 8, 2024.
The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine product testing of RTE poultry products produced by BrucePac and confirmed those products were positive for listeria. Subsequent investigation identified BrucePac RTE chicken as the source of the listeria, according to the FSIS.
The products subject to recall bear establishment numbers “51205 or P-51205″ inside or under the USDA mark of inspection.
As part of the BrucePak recall, Costco recently announced it is urging consumers to check their freezer and toss the following items: Red’s Southwestern Grilled Chicken Mini Burritos purchased from Oct. 1-10, 2024, and El Monterey Mexican Grill Chicken & Cheese Taquitos purchased between July 25, 2024, and Oct. 14, 2024.
In addition, Reser’s Fine Foods is voluntarily recalling a limited number of meal kits due to the inclusion of recalled chicken from BrucePac.
This past week, FSIS, which originally posted the recall notice on Oct. 9, released an updated 372-page report that includes all the products that may be contaminated.
In addition to Red’s, El Monterey and Reser’s, see below for some of the other impacted brands that are listed in the report. Not every brand is listed here, so be sure to review the full FISIS report, which can be accessed via the USDA website.
It is also important to note that FSIS warned that some recalled products do not have a brand, so consumers are also encouraged to search for the product type or name in the report.
Amazon Fresh
Amazon Kitchen
Atkins
Bell & Evans
Boston Market
Central Eats
Fresh Express
Giant Eagle
Good & Gather
Great Value
Home Chef
Jenny Craig
Kroger
Marketside
Michelina’s
Raley’s
Signature Select
Taylor Farms
Trader Joe’s
Udi’s
Wegmans
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of the products that are part of the BrucePak recall, and anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health-care provider.
A handful of Staten Island schools are among those in New York City believed to have received items associated with the recall, according to FISIS. They are: Blessed Sacrament in West Brighton; New World Preparatory Charter School Clover (East Campus) in West Brighton; New World Preparatory Charter School Morningstar (West Campus) in Elm Park; New World Preparatory Charter School Villa (South Campus) in Graniteville; St. Charles in Oakwood.
Consumption of food contaminated with listeria can cause listeriosis — a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected, according to the FSIS.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection can spread beyond the gastrointestinal tract.
In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
Additionally, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems.
Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health-care provider about eating the contaminated food.
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