10/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/30/2024 09:57
BrucePac Expands Recall of Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
BruePac is expanding their recently announced recall of approximately 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products, due to the potential for Listeria monocytogenes, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Oct. 30.
Listeria monocytogenes may cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. Healthy adults may only suffer short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infections may also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The illness caused by these bacteria can take up to 70 days to appear. 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.
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has publicized this recall to all its stores, according to Richard Stith, supervisory consumer safety officer for DeCA Headquarters and Support Center at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.
The following item produced between June 19 and Oct. 8 is affected by this recall.
The previous recall issued on Oct. 17 involved the following products, produced between June 19 and Oct. 8:
Anyone who has a recalled product in their possession should dispose of it immediately or return it to the commissary of purchase for a refund.
Media and consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Jeff Golangco, VP Business Development at BrucePac, by phone at 503-874-3000.