HOUSTON, OCT 11 – Nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products processed at a plant in the central United States (US) state of Oklahoma were recalled after possible contamination with listeria bacteria, which causes the death of around 260 people every year in the US, local media reported. yesterday.
This recall was done by the company BrucePac. It involves 75 meat and poultry products produced between June 19 and October 8 at their facility in Durant, Oklahoma and distributed widely across the country, reports Xinhua.
The expiry date of these products is between 19 June 2025 to 8 Oct 2025.
Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detected listeria bacteria in chicken samples during routine inspections and identified BrucePac ready-to-eat chicken as the source of the contamination.
“Restaurants, institutions, and other places are urged not to serve or use this product. This product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase,” according to a USDA statement on Wednesday.
Listeria bacteria can cause listeriosis, which is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the US.
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that about 1,600 people are infected with listeria each year, with symptoms such as fever, muscle aches and fatigue. – Named
