The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that are commonly served during the holidays.
Meat products under recall include bologna, hot dogs, bacon, ham, sausage, brisket, mini cocktail franks, liverwurst, corned beef, and turkey.
They were shipped to retail and foodservice locations nationwide and in Hong Kong.
Authorities said the problem was discovered after Kayem Foods received a retail customer complaint about the product being warm at its point of delivery on Oct. 1.
“The establishment investigated and determined that they stored various RTE meat and poultry products in a warehouse cooler that experienced temperature deviations,” federal officials said.
Although no one has reported falling ill after eating any of the products, the FSIS urged consumers who are concerned about their health to contact their medical provider.
The recall is applicable to 38 meat items, including various McKenzie, Deutschmacher, Ballgame, Essem, Jordan’s, and Winnisimmet products that were produced between March 31 and Oct. 7.
Among the recalled meat are Kayem Deli 12-ounce Old Tyme Franks, Kayem 8:1 Old Tyme Reds Franks, Kayem 2.5 pound Old Tyme Franks, Kayem 2.5 pound Old Tyme Red Franks, Kayem 8:1 Lower Sodium Hot Dog, Kayem Deli 12-ounce OT Beef Frank, Kayem 4:1 Beef Hot Dogs FS 10″, Kayem 5:1 Beef Hot Dogs FS, Kayem Original Bologna, and Kayem 14-ounce Mini Cocktail Franks.
Last month, 167,639 pounds of beef, goat, and pork products were recalled but for an entirely different reason.
Concerns that the raw meat was produced without the benefit of federal inspection led Star Meat Delivery Inc. of Lucama, North Carolina, to withdraw it.
A Sept. 22 FSIS alert stated that the problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance activities.
“Food produced without inspection may contain undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria, or other contaminants that put consumer health and safety at risk,” federal officials said.
Once packaged by Star Meat Delivery, the products were shipped to A&D Foods, a distributor in Georgia.
“We understand that news of a food recall can be concerning, so upon learning this, we quickly coordinated with the agency and notified our customers to ensure all recalled products are identified and removed from commerce as quickly as possible,” an A&D Foods spokesperson told NTD.
