A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products made at an Oklahoma plant because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria that can cause illness and death.
BrucePac of Woodburn, Oregon, recalled the roughly 5,000 tons of ready-to-eat foods this week after U.S. Agriculture Department officials detected listeria in samples of poultry during routine testing. Further tests identified BrucePac chicken as the source. The recall includes 75 meat and chicken products.
The foods include products like grilled chicken breast strips that were made at the company's facility in Durant, Oklahoma. They were produced between June 19 and Oct. 8 and shipped to restaurants, food service vendors and other sites nationwide, government officials said.
The products have a best-by date of June 19, 2025 to Oct. 8, 2025. 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.
There are no confirmed reports of illness linked to the recall.
Eating foods contaminated with listeria can cause potentially serious illness. About 1,600 people are infected with listeria bacteria each year in the U.S. and about 260 die, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Listeria infections typically cause fever, muscle aches and tiredness and may cause stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions. Symptoms can occur quickly or to up to 10 weeks after eating contaminated food. The infections are especially dangerous for older people, those with weakened immune systems or who are pregnant.
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What's being recalled? Check below.
BrucePac meat recall
7-Eleven:
- 7-Eleven Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
- 7-Eleven Country Style Chef Salad with Ham and Chicken 8.1 oz
- 7-Eleven Caesar Salad with Chicken 7.8 oz
- 7-Eleven Fiesta Style Salad with Chicken 9.25 oz
Aldi:
- Fusia (Aldi's) Garlic Chicken Bowl - Frozen Bowl Meal, 9 oz
Amazon Kitchen:
- Amazon Kitchen Chicken & Pepper Jack Wrap 10.1 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Chicken Caesar Wrap 9.4 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Caesar Salad with Grilled White Chicken 9.46 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Cobb Salad with Grilled White Chicken & Bacon 11.9 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Mediterranean Style Salad with Grilled White Chicken 9.14 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Taco Salad with Paprika Seasoned Grilled White Chicken 11.94 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Sesame Chicken Salad with Grilled White Chicken 10.91 oz
- Amazon Kitchen Apple & Cheddar Salad with Grilled White Chicken 9.7 oz
Boston Market:
- Boston Market Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo 13 oz
- Boston Market Chicken Bacon Ranch 13 oz
- Boston Market Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Casserole 13 oz.
- Boston Market Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl 12.5 oz
- Boston Market Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo 13 oz
- Boston Market Chicken Bacon Ranch 369G
Giant Eagle:
- Giant Eagle Caesar Salad Bowl with Chicken Family Size 12.15 oz
- Giant Eagle Southwest Style Salad Bowl with Chicken Family Size 11.65 oz
- Giant Eagle Dill Pickle Crunch Salad Bowl with Chicken and Bacon 6.15 oz
Kroger:
- Kroger Salad Kit Southwest Style Salad with Chicken 11.65 oz
- Kroger Mexican Style Street Corn Salad 6.4 oz
- Kroger Chicken Caesar With Bacon Salad 5.75 oz
- Kroger BLT Salad 6.5 oz
- Kroger Caesar Salad with Chicken 12.15 oz
- Kroger Chef Salad 6.7 oz
- Kroger Cobb Salad 6.4 oz
- Kroger Chicken Caesar with Bacon 5.75 oz
- Kroger Mexican Style Street Corn with Chicken 6.4 oz
- Kroger BLT Chicken Salad 6.5 oz
- Kroger Garden Salad with Chicken & Bacon 5.75 oz
- Kroger Santa Fe Style 6 oz
- Kroger Apple Walnut with Chicken 5.5 oz
- Kroger Chicken Caesar 6 oz
ReadyMeals:
- ReadyMeals Chopped Caesar Salad with Chicken 8.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Caesar Salad with Chicken 10 oz
- ReadyMeals Family Size Caesar Salad with Chicken 13.75 oz
- ReadyMeals Chopped Asian Inspired Salad with Chicken 8.25 oz
- ReadyMeals Asian Style Salad with Chicken 11 oz
- ReadyMeals Family Size Asian Style Salad with Chicken 15 oz
- ReadyMeals Chopped Southwestern Style Salad with Chicken 8.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Southwest Style Salad with Chicken 10.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Southwest Salad with Brown Rice and Chicken 9 oz
- ReadyMeals Chef Salad with Chicken & Ham 10.25 oz
- ReadyMeals Family Size Chef Salad with Chicken & Bacon 16.15 oz
- ReadyMeals Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken & Bacon 9.85 oz
- ReadyMeals California Inspired Avocado Salad with Chicken & Bacon 10.35 oz
- ReadyMeals Berry Salad with Chicken 8.35 oz
- ReadyMeals Apple Walnut Salad with Chicken 9 oz
- ReadyMeals Chopped Sweet Kale Salad with Chicken 9.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Thai Style Salad with Chicken 11.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Caesar Sandwich Wrap 9 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Chipotle Sandwich Wrap 9.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken & Bacon Cobb Wrap 10.9 oz
- ReadyMeals Thai Style Peanut Chicken Wrap 11.35 oz
- ReadyMeals Romesco Chicken with Mozzarella Sandwich 7.5 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Salad Sandwich with Superfood Salad 5.8 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Salad Sandwich with Apples and Grapes 7.3 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken & Teriyaki Sauce with Rice 12.75 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Alfredo 14 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Alfredo 31 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Piccata with Capellini Pasta 12.9 oz
- ReadyMeals Chicken Fajita Bowl with Creamy Chipotle Sauce 11.6 oz
- ReadyMeals Green Chile Sauce Chicken Enchilada 13 oz
Rao's:
- Rao's Chicken Alfredo 8/8.4 oz
Taylor Farms:
- Taylor Farms Caesar Salad with Chicken 9.5 oz
- Taylor Farms Cobb Salad with Chicken and Bacon 11.4 oz
- Taylor Farms Cobb Salad With Chicken 9.4oz
- Taylor Farms Creamy Italian Salad with Chicken 10oz
- Taylor Farms Chicken Caesar Wrap 7oz
- Taylor Farms Santa Fe with Chicken 7.05oz
Trader Joe's:
Trader Joe's Crunchy Slaw 12oz
- Trader Joe's Harvest Salad with Grilled Chicken 11 oz
- Trader Joe's Curried White Chicken Deli Salad 11 oz
- Trader Joe's Curried White Chicken Deli Salad 11 oz
- Trader Joe's Curried White Chicken Deli Salad 11 oz
- Trader Joe's Chicken Enchiladas Verde 17.6 oz
- Trader Joe's Pacific Salad with Chicken 13.25 oz
- Trader Joe's Wine Country White Chicken Salad with Cranberries & Pecans 12 oz
- Trader Joe's Waldorf Salad with Grilled White Chicken Meat 11.5oz
- Trader Joe's Green Goddess Salad with Blackened Chicken Thigh Meat 9.75 oz
Wegmans:
- Wegmans Salad Bowl BLT Ranch Salad with Chicken 6.5 oz
- Wegmans Salad Bowl Apple & Walnut with Chicken 5.5 oz
- Wegmans Salad Bowl Chicken Caesar 6.25 oz
- Wegmans Salad Bowl Chef 7.75 oz
- Wegmans Salad Bowl Chicken & Uncured Bacon Cobb 7.6 oz
- Wegmans Salad Bowl Santa Fe Style 6.35 oz
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