The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that a recent recall has been expanded to include more than 11.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. The items are being recalled because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.
BrucePac, a Durant, Oklahoma, establishment, announced the recall of products shipped nationwide and produced from May 31 to Oct. 8, 2024. Initially, the recall included 9 million pounds of products from June 19 to Oct. 8, 2024.
The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine product testing of ready-to-eat poultry products produced by BrucePac and confirmed those products were positive for listeria. Subsequent investigation identified BrucePac ready-to-eat chicken as the source of the listeria, according to the FSIS.
The recalled products were distributed to the following retailers, according to the USDA:
- Walmart
- Target
- Costco
- Trader Joe’s
- Aldi
- H-E-B
- Giant Eagle
- Kroger
Contaminated products
As part of the BrucePac 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.
Additionally, Rana Chicken Truffle Carbonara and Rana Tagliatelle Grilled White Chicken & Portobello Mushroom Sauce frozen meals are being recalled and were sold between September and October 2024.
FSIS released an updated 372-page report that includes all the products that may be contaminated.
In addition to Red‘s, El Monterey, Reser’s and Rana’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 these products, and anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health-care provider.
These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Dangers of listeriosis
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.
Consumers with questions regarding the recall can send an email to bprecallinfo@brucepac.com or contact Seth Leeper, recall coordinator, at 503-874-3000.