Earlier this week , almost a million pounds of meat was recalled due to listeria concerns. An update Wednesday added even more products, and warned that potentially contaminated BrucePac meat may be in schools across the U.S.
It’s unclear whether any of the recalled meat was sent to schools in Kentucky. USDA ‘s Food and Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) did not have a list or further information about the school locations as of Thursday afternoon.
BrucePac said in a statement the company is working closely with the USDA and has temporarily halted production “until we are confident the issue has been resolved.” Here’s the latest in the meat recall.
How much meat was recalled?
Initially reported without a product list on Oct. 9 as a recall for 9,986,245 pounds of meat and poultry due to possible listeria contamination, the number rose on Wednesday to include an additional 1,779,040 pounds, increasing the weight to a total of 11.8 million pounds.
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