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Nearly 10 million pounds of BrucePac ready-to-eat meat and poultry products are currently being recalled.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in an alert posted on its website Wednesday that possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination prompted the Oklahoma-based company to recall a total of 9,986,245 pounds of various products.
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Food adulterated with these bacteria can cause an infection called listeriosis that “primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns,” FSIS said. Listeriosis can be “rare, but serious,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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People who become infected can experience symptoms such as “fever, muscle pain, headache, neck stiffness, confusion, loss of balance, and cramps sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms,” FSIS said.
There have been no cases of people experiencing adverse reactions from BrucePac products.
FSIS said distributors across the country received shipments of potentially contaminated meat and poultry products and then distributed them to “restaurants and establishments.”
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“Restaurants, establishments and other institutions are urged not to serve or use these products. These products should be disposed of or returned to the place of purchase,” FSIS said in the advisory.
The potential Listeria contamination was discovered “after FSIS conducted routine testing of finished product containing ready-to-eat poultry products produced by BrucePac and confirmed that these products were positive for Listeria monocytogenes,” according to the agency.
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The recalled BrucePac device was produced during a 3.5-month period between June 19 and October 8, according to FSIS.
“Food safety has always been and always will be a top priority,” BrucePac says on its website.
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