Huge chicken, meat recall: Throw away these products sold at Costco, Walmart, Trader Joe’s and more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 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 facility, announced the recall of products shipped nationwide and produced from May 31 to October 8, 2024. Initially, the recall included 9 million pounds of product from June 19 to October 8. October 2024.

The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing of ready-to-eat poultry products produced by BrucePac and confirmed that these products were positive for listeria. Subsequent investigation identified BrucePac ready-to-eat chicken as the source of listeria, according to FSIS.

The recalled products were distributed to the following retailers, according to the USDA:

• Wal-Mart
• Target
• Costco
• Trader Joe’s
• Aldi
• HEB
• Giant Eagle
• Kroger

As part of the BrucePac recall, Costco recently announced that it is asking consumers to check their freezer and throw away the following items: Red’s Southwestern Grilled Chicken Mini Burritos purchased October 1-10, 2024, and El Monterey Mexican Grill Chicken & Cheese Taquitos purchased between July 25, 2024 and October 14, 2024.

Reser’s Fine Foods is voluntarily recalling a limited number of meal kits due to the inclusion of the recalled BrucePac chicken.

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 products that may be contaminated.

In addition to Red’s, El Monterey, Reser’s and Rana’s, see below some of the other impacted brands listed in the report. Not all brands are listed here, so be sure to review the full FISIS report, which can be accessed on the USDA website.

It is also important to note that FSIS warned that some recalled products are unbranded, so consumers are also encouraged to look for the product type or name in the report.

• Fresh Amazon
• Amazon cuisine
• Atkins
• Bell and Evans
• Boston Market
• Central Restaurants
• Fresh Express
• Giant Eagle
• Good and gather
• Great value
• Home chef
• Jenny Craig
• Kroger
• Market
• Michelina’s
• Raley’s
• Subscription selection
• 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 healthcare professional.

These products must be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.

Consumption of foods contaminated with listeria can cause listeriosis – a serious infection that mainly affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, people outside these risk groups are affected, according to the FSIS.

Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle pain, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and seizures, 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 birth, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.

Also, serious and sometimes fatal infections in the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.

Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. People in the highest risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months of eating contaminated food should seek medical attention and inform their healthcare provider about eating contaminated food.

Consumers with questions about the recall can email [email protected] or contact Seth Leeper, recall coordinator, at 503-874-3000.