A massive chicken and meat listeria recall from BrucePac has expanded to include dozens of more items sold at additional popular grocery stores and retailers, including 7-Eleven, Amazon Fresh, Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe's, Target and more.
The recall, initially announced Oct. 9 by the Food Service Inspection Service, originally included approximately 75 ready-to-eat items making up nearly ten million pounds of meat and poultry products from BrucePac's Oklahoma-based plant, ranging from grilled chicken breast strips, chicken in frozen meals, to pre-packaged salads and sandwiches and more.
As part of an Oct. 10 update from the FSIS, the recall now includes more than 200 different products from a number of popular brands. The USDA's full list of recalled products with photos of product labels can be found here.
The products, which were shipped to "restaurants and food service vendors nationwide," have a best-by date of June 19, 2025 to Oct. 8, 2025, the FSIS said. Officials said they are concerned that the foods may still be available for use or stored in refrigerators or freezers. The products should be thrown away, they added.
Impacted brands and labels include pre-packaged fresh meals sold under the labels FreshExpress, Maketside, Little Salad Bar, ReadyMeals, Amazon Kitchen, Taylor Farms, Giant Eagle, H-E-B, Home Chef, RaceTrac, Raley's, Red's, Udi's, Good & Gather, Signature Select, Dole and more.
It also includes at least 12 products from Trader Joe's, like Green Goddess Salad, Wine Country White Chicken Salad, Chicken Enchiladas Verde, Curried White Chicken Deli Salad and more.
A number of frozen meals were also recalled, from popular brands including Jenny Craig, Atkins, Boston Market, Michelina's, Rao's and more.
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According to the FSIS, the recall was initiated after officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture detected listeria in samples of poultry during routine testing.
There are no confirmed reports of illness linked to the recall, officials added.
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The recall comes as a 10th death was recently reported from a massive Boars Head deli meat listeria recall, which has seen at least 59 people in 19 states sickened and shuttered a Boars Head processing plant in Virginia.
Listeria symptoms
Listeria is an infection caused by bacteria. When listeria infects the intestines, it causes gastrointestinal symptoms similar to other foodborne illnesses, such as diarrhea and vomiting, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Invasive listeria is especially concerning for people who are pregnant, newborn babies, older adults and people who have weakened immune systems, TODAY.com reported. In pregnant people, invasive listeria can lead to miscarriage, premature delivery and stillbirth. The illness can also cause a life-threatening infection in the newborn.
The signs of a invasive listeria infection in pregnant people include fever and flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue and muscle aches, according to the CDC.
Other people might also experience:
- Headache
- Stiff neck
- Confusion
- Loss of balance
- Seizures
