BrucePac Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
FINDARECALL QUICK READ
What this record tells you
This USDA record concerns BrucePac Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination and names BrucePac as the recalling firm. Use the source fields below to narrow the match, then verify the exact item and current remedy on the issuing-agency page.
- Firm: BrucePac
- Classification: Class I
- Status: Archived
- Recall date: 2024-10-09
Look for the USDA establishment number (for example, “EST.” plus a number) in or near the mark of inspection, then compare package dates, lot codes, and product name.
FSIS may publish a public health alert as well as a recall; the current official notice explains which action applies.
Product Description & Identification
Editor’s Note: October 17, 2024 – FSIS is working diligently to identify all recalled products that were distributed to consumers, including those purchased by schools. A preliminary list of schools that received products that include BrucePac recalled ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry have been added. The products that went to these schools were not part of USDA’s National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs; schools also purchase food directly from other vendors. FSIS will continue to update this and the retail product list as it receives more information.
Editor's Note: Oct. 15, 2024 - This release is being reissued as an expansion of the October 9, 2024 recall to include additional products and production dates. Details of this release were updated to note the addition of 1,779,040 pounds of product subject to recall, increasing the weight from 9,986,245 to 11,765,285 pounds. This recall release has also been updated to reflect that recalled products were also distributed to schools. A school distribution list is not available at this time. When available, the distribution list will be added to this page.
FSIS is continuing to gather distribution information and is committed to ensuring consumers have the information needed to identify recalled products effectively. Instructions on how to search the product and label information list have been added to the document.
Editor's Note: Oct. 11, 2024 - FSIS wants to make sure consumers are aware that some of the recalled products could bear a different establishment number on the label due to further distribution and processing by other establishments. Consumers are urged to carefully review the information in the announcement below, including the product and label information.
Editor's Note: Oct. 10, 2024 - The list has been updated with additional products that used the recalled ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Please check back frequently as additional products could be added.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2024 – BrucePac, a Durant, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,765,285 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The ready-to-eat meat and poultry items were produced from May 31, 2024, to October 8, 2024. These products were shipped to other establishments and distributors nationwide then distributed to restaurants, schools and institutions. Information regarding product labels and the list of products will be provided when available.
The products subject to recall bear establishment numbers "51205 or P-51205" inside or under the USDA mark of inspection.
The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine product testing of finished product containing RTE poultry products produced by BrucePac and confirmed those products positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Subsequent FSIS investigation identified BrucePac RTE chicken as the source of the Listeria monocytogenes.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. 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.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be available for use in restaurants, institutions, schools and other establishments. These other establishments may have used affected meat and poultry in RTE products that may be on store shelves or in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Restaurants, institutions, schools and other establishments are urged not to serve or use these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be added to this page.
Media and consumers with questions regarding the recall can send an email to bprecallinfo@brucepac.com or contact Seth Leeper, Recall Coordinator, at 503-874-3000.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
PLEASE NOTE: This recall also impacts products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Please check the FDA website for additional products. FSIS regulated products and label information is available via the link below.
Reason for Recall / Hazard Identified
Product Contamination
How to Check Whether Your Product Matches
A matching product name or photograph is not enough by itself. Compare every identifier available on your item or packaging with the official notice.
- Confirm the full product and brand or recalling-firm name.
- Compare package size, color, flavor, model, style, or configuration when listed.
- Check UPC, lot, batch, serial, date code, recall number, or USDA establishment number.
- Review the recall date and distribution information without assuming every seller is listed.
- Open the official USDA source below and follow its current instructions.
If a required identifier is missing, contact the recalling company or issuing agency through the official notice rather than guessing.
Consumer Action Recorded in the Source
Distribution & Affected States
Distribution details: RC-028-2024-Retail-List.pdf; RC-028-2024-School_Distribution_List.pdf
Verify With the Issuing Agency
This record was last updated in our index on 2026-07-30 12:05:40 UTC. Because recall enforcement statuses and instructions evolve, always verify details directly with the issuing government agency.
Open USDA Source Record →Record Transparency
- Issuing agency
- USDA
- Source ID
- 028-2024
- Indexed update
- 2026-07-30 12:05:40 UTC
- Official source
- Open issuing-agency record