Major Recall: 47 Million Pounds of Meat from Trader Joe’s, Costco, Target, and Other Stores Affected by Listeria

The massive Listeria recall that affected frozen fruits and vegetables last week is expanding to meat and poultry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that approximately 47.1 million pounds of not-ready-to-eat meat and poultry products may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. These products have been recalled from Costco, Trader Joe’s, Target, and other stores. The products by Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc where produced on various dates between May 1, 2014 and May 1, 2016.

Some of the recalled items include:

• 14.2-oz packages containing “Tai Pei Chicken Fried Rice” with best-by dates ranging from 01/02/2015 to 10/27/2017.
• 12-lb cases containing 32-oz packages of “Fred’s Jalapeño, Corn & Bacon Cornbread Pop” with product code 0945137.
• 20-oz packages containing “Trader Joe’s Chicken Fried Rice” with case codes ranging from 261231 to 281211.
• 20-oz. packages containing “HyVee chicken fried rice” with best-by dates ranging from 7/11/2015 to 3/03/2017.
• 20-oz. packages containing “First Street Chicken Fried Rice” with best-by dates ranging from 7/11/2015 to 3/15/2017.
• 30-oz. packages containing “Daily Chef Chicken Poblano Firecrackers” with packaging dates between 8/10/2015 to 1/25/2016.
• 12.5-lbs packages containing “Golden Tiger SANTA FE BRAND CHICKEN EGG ROLLS” with packaging dates between 8/22/2014 to 11/6/2015.
• 8-oz. packages containing “archer farms Chicken Poblano Firecrackers” with packaging dates between 7/15/2014 to 3/21/2016.
• 1.15-kg packages of “Molly’s Kitchen Mini Chicken Pot Pie Empanadas” with packaging dates between 6/4/2014 to 1/7/2015.
• 30-oz packages containing 30 pieces of “Petite Cuisine SOUTHWEST CHICKEN Handmade Firecrackers” with packaging dates between 10/9/2014 to 11/6/2014.

To see a full list of the products involved in the recall, please click here or visit www.fsis.usda.gov.