Ten Million Pounds Of Ready-To-Eat Meat Recalled Over Listeria Concerns

BrucePac, an Oklahoma-based company, has recalled nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes , according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The recall affects products that were distributed to restaurants and institutions across the country between June 19 and October 8.

You can find product labels for all of the recalled products here .

According to FSIS, no instances of people suffering adverse reactions from the BrucePac products have been reported so far. However, the agency urges restaurants, institutions, and other establishments not to serve or use these products and advises consumers to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recall was initiated after FSIS performed routine product testing of finished products containing ready-to-eat poultry products produced by BrucePac and confirmed those products positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The establishment numbers under the recall were "51205" or "P-5120."

The list of additional products that used the recalled ready-to-eat meat and poultry products includes items from H-E-B, Walmart, and Trader Joe's.

Listeriosis, the infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.