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A recall of approximately 10 million pounds of BrucePac ready-to-eat meat and poultry products is underway.
Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination prompted the Oklahoma-based company to recall a total of 9,986,245 pounds of various products, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in a Wednesday alert published on its website. Ta.
We also posted about the BrucePac recall on our Verified X page.
Food contaminated with the bacteria can cause an infection called listeriosis, which “primarily affects the elderly, immunocompromised individuals, and pregnant women and their newborns,” FSIS said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), listeriosis can be “rare but serious.”
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According to FSIS, infected people “may experience symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff shoulders, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions, which may be followed by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.” ”.
There are no known side effects caused by BrucePac products.
FSIS said distributors across the country received shipments of potentially contaminated meat and poultry products and then disseminated them to “restaurants and establishments.”
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In the recall, the business office number was “51205” or “P-5120.”
“Restaurants, establishments, and other establishments are asked not to serve or use these products. These products must be disposed of or returned to the point of purchase,” FSIS said in the warning.
The agency said the potential for Listeria contamination was confirmed by “FSIS conducting routine product testing of finished products manufactured by BrucePac, including RTE poultry products, and confirming that the products were positive for Listeria monocytogenes.” It became clear after that.”
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According to FSIS, the recalled BrucePac was produced during a 3.5-month period from June 19 to October 8.
“Food safety has always been, and continues to be, our top priority,” Bluespack says on its website.
