Food workers have revealed the 75 ready meals that are being recalled because they could be contaminated with listeria.
Nearly 10 million pounds of TV dinners are being recalled, including those containing chicken, beef and beef fajitas.
The products were sold in restaurants and institutions across the country and consumers are urged to check their refrigerators and freezers for ready-to-eat meals with a best-by date of June 19, 2025, and October 8, 2025.
To date, no food-related illnesses or deaths have been reported, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) confirmed to DailyMail.com.
List of 75 items recalled due to listeria contamination revealed (file image)
Oklahoma-based BrucePac, whose motto is “passion for protein,” sold the meats and issued the recall yesterday.
FSIS expressed concern after routine testing of a ready-to-eat product containing chicken revealed it was contaminated with listeria.
It’s at least the second major recall to hit the U.S. this year, after Boar’s Head recalled 7 million pounds of beef in late July due to listeria contamination.
In that outbreak, two people died and at least 13 became seriously ill.
It’s unclear how ready-to-eat meals became contaminated with listeria, but the bacteria may have entered the factory on a product such as improperly treated chicken breast.
During processing, bacteria can reach the machines, spreading them to other products, causing a significant recall.
Consumers have been asked to also check for recalled products with establishment numbers ‘51205’ or ‘P-51205,’ which should be inside the package or just below the USDA inspection mark.
A complete list of the 75 recalled products can be viewed. here.
Listeria infections are serious for pregnant women, those over 65, or those with weakened immune systems.
People can contract the bacteria by eating contaminated food and then tend to suffer symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, vomiting and diarrhea one to four weeks after infection.
In severe cases, the bacteria can spread to the bloodstream and brain, increasing the risk of sepsis and encephalitis, or inflammation and swelling of the brain.
In pregnant women, it can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, or premature delivery of a newborn.
In healthy adults without underlying diseases, listeria can cause a brief illness that lasts a few days.
According to the CDC, about 1,600 people are infected with listeria in the U.S. each year, and 260 people die from the infection annually.
In its recall notice, FSIS said: ‘FSIS is concerned that some product may be available for use in restaurants, institutions, and other establishments.
‘These…may be on store shelves or in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.
‘Restaurants, institutions and other establishments are urged not to serve or use these products. These products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.’
| Item code | Product name |
|---|---|
| B64CC4177 B20CC4199 B20CC4323 B42CC2991 B42CC6174 B42CC6209 P17CB6162 P17CB6170 P17CB6215 P17CB6216 P54CB6184 P54CB6188 B33CC2499 A39CC1666 B21CC4177 B21CC4300 B21CC1993 B20CC2134 P13CC4529 P75CC4477 U37CC2350 B55CC4525 B64CC4413 B64CC4521 B64CC4525 B64CC4538 B68CC4525 B21CC2419B65CC2579B13CC4425B20CC2577P79CB6120 | CHIX BRST GRLD CHILE LIMA DCD CHIX WH MT GRLD SEAS STRIPS ABF CHIX BRST CKD SEAS DCD CKD SEAS DCD CHIX WHITE MT CHIX BRST MT GRLD SEAS STRIPS CHIX BRST CKD SEAS DCD CKD SEAS MEAT PTY #10297 CKD SEAS MEAT PTY #10294 CKD SEAS PTY MEAT CKD SEAS PTY MEAT MEAT CKD SEAS PTY #23535 CKD SEAS MEAT PTY #23536 GRILLED SEA CHIX BRST STRIP CKD CHIX BRST MEAT IN BUCKS CHIX BRST GRLD CHILE LIMA DCD CHIX BRST RSTD MARES DCD GRL SEAS CHIX BRST CKD GRL CHIX BRST CKD DCD CHIX BRST ABF CHIX BRST GRLD DCD CHNKS GRL CHIX BRST IN DICE CHIX BRST CKD MARES CHIX BRST GRLD SEAS STRIPS ABF CHIX BRST CKD SEAS CHIX BRST CKD MARES CHIX BRST GRLD SEAS STRIPS CHIX BRST CKD MARES DBL GRLD SEAS DCD CHIX BRSTCKD SEAS CHIX BREAST STRIPSCHIX BRST CKD OVEN RSTD STRPSCKD WHITE MEAT IN TAZOS CHIXBEEF FAJITA CKD SEAS STRPS |
| Item code | Product name |
|---|---|
| B20CC4180 B21CC4018 A33CC6064 B20CC2793 B20CC2832 B20CC6176 A39CC4506 A55CC4509 A64CC4564 A68CC2970 A68CC4509 A86CC2970 YYYA64CC4564 A33CC4177 A33CC4300 B20CC4170 B20CC2786 B20CC4096 B42CC2745 B42CC4195 B20CC4267 B64CC2351 B20CC4579 B20CC4580 A37CC4130 B20CC4365 A55CC4465 B05CC1801B20CC1879B21CC4182B21CC4183B21CC4517 | CHIX BRST CKD SEAS PLD STYLE CHIX BRST CKD SEAS CRUSHED CHIX WH MT GRLD SEAS CKD MAMA ABF NAT CKD CHIX CKD CHIX MINCED WHITE MEAT CHIX CKD PTY CHIX BRST GRL SEAS STR #550630 CHIX BRST MT STRIPS #550398 CHIX BRST RSTD SEAS STRIPS ABF CHIX BRST MT STRIPS #550407 CHIX BRST MT STRIPS #550560 ABF CHIX BRST MT STRIPS #550427 CHIX BRST RSTD SEAS STRIPS CHIX BRST GRLD CHILE LIMA DCD CHIX BRST RSTD MARES DCD ABF CHIX WH MT GRLD SEAS DCD GRLD SEAS CHIX MEAT STRIPS GRLD CHIX BRST STRIPS WITH MT RIB CKD CHRBRLD CHIX BREAST IN BUCKS CHIX MT CKD CHRBRLD SEAS STRIPS CHIX WH MT SKC SEAS DCD GRL SEAS CHIX BRST STRIPS CHIX BRST MT CKD SEAS DCD CHIX BRST MT CKD MARES CHIX BRST GRLD SEAS STRIPS CHIX WH MT CKD DCD CHIX WH MT WKD SEAS STRIPS SOUTHWEST DICE CHIX COOKED CHICKEN WITH SEASONED BREASTBF CHIX BRST GRLD SEAS DCDABF CHIX BRST CKD SW STYL DCDGRLD SEAS DCD CHIX BRST MT |
| Item column | Product name |
|---|---|
| B64CC4359 U24CC2499 U32CC2527 U20CC2518 B55CC4483 B20CC2004 B20CC2326A42CC4248B42CC2832A21CC3375B20CC4246 | CHIX BRST GRLD SEAS DCD GRILLED CHIX MAR BREAST STRIP GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS GRILLED SEA CHIX BREAST STRIP CHIX BRST GRLD SEAS DCD GRL SEAS CHIX BRST STRIPS GRL CHIPOTLE SEAS CHIX BRSTCHIX WH MT CKD SEAS DCD 56847CHIX WH MT CKD DCDABD GRILLED SSND CHIX WHITCHIX BRST GRLD SEAS STRPS |