BrucePac has recalled over nine million pounds of prepackaged meat and poultry products due to possible listeria contamination, according to the Food and Drug Adminstration.
The impacted items were produced from June 19, 2024, to October 8, 2024 and sent to restaurants and institutions. The impacted poultry and meat are also in premade salads and casseroles sold in grocery stores like Trader Joe’s, H-E-B, Walmart and Aldi. Here’s a list of the specific products that have been recalled:
- H-E-B Chicken Broccoli & Rice Casserole, with a “best by” date of “080925”
- H-E-B Texas Ranch Chicken Casserole, with a “best by” date of “082725”
- H-E-B Texas Ranch Style Chicken with Ranchero Beans & Mexican Style Rice, with a “best by” date of “090325”
- Trader Joe’s Lemon Chicken & Arugula Salad, with a “best by” date between 9/09/24 and 10/14/24
- Trader Joe’s Tarragon Chicken Salad Wrap, with a “best by” date between 9/09/24 and 10/14/24
- Trader Joe’s Turkey Club Wrap, with a “best by” date between 9/09/24 and 10/14/24
- Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Salads Chicken Caesar (6.3oz) with a “use-by” date prior to 10/23/2024
- Fresh Express Gourmet Cafe Salads Santa Fe Style (6.3oz) with a “use-by” date prior to 10/11/2024
- Little Salad Bar Santa Fe Style Salad (6.3oz) with a “use-by” date prior to 10/16/2024
- Marketside Caesar Salad With Chicken (6.25 oz) with a “use-by” date prior to 10/19/2024
- Marketside Santa Fe Style Salad With Chicken (6.35 oz) with “use-by” date prior to 10/15/2024
- Marketside Caesar Salad With Chicken (12 oz) with a “use-by” date prior to 10/13/2024
- Marketside Southwest Style Salad with Chicken (11.75 oz), with a use-by date prior to 10/13/2024
- Little Salad Bar Chicken Caesar Salad (6.3 oz) with a use-by date prior to 10/20/2024
- HMS Chicken Alfredo with use-by dates between 8/25/2025 and 10/8/2025
Routine testing was conducted by the Food Safety and Inspection Service, which ultimately confirmed that the ready-to-eat products contained listeria. Symptoms of listeria infections include fever, vomiting, nausea, headaches and neck stiffness. Elderly people, young children, those with weakened immune systems and people who are pregnant are most at risk of life-threatening illness due to listeria.
Fortunately, there have been no reported illnesses due to the contamination. If you experience symptoms of listeria infection after consuming any of the impacted meat, you should contact your healthcare provider.
If you have purchased any of the listed products, you are advised to return them to the place of purchase. Restaurants and other establishments are also urged to discontinue using these products and to discard them or return them as well. If you have any questions regarding the recall you can contact Jeff Golangco, VP of Business Development at BrucePac, at (503) 874-3000 or call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (888) 674-6854.
