Check Your Fridge: The USDA Just Recalled More Than 72,000 Pounds of Ready-to-Eat Meat

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall of 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. The meats — which were produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. — may be contaminated with Listeria. This recall is an expansion of an original recall issued earlier this month, when the brand recalled less than 5,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat. 

The recalled meats are linked to 11 illnesses across four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nine people have been hospitalized in connection to the meats, and an infant has died. Seven illnesses were reported in California, two in Illinois, one in New York, and one in New Jersey.

The real quantity of people sick from the outbreak is likely higher than the reported number, and the states affected may not be limited to those with known illnesses, per the CDC. 

The contamination was discovered after the FSIS detected Listeria monocytogenes when performing routine testing for products on October 21, 2024.

The recalled items, which were shipped nationwide, have the establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The impacted products were sold both at retail stores and online, and all of them were produced before October 28, 2024. 

Here’s the full list of recalled products, according to the FSIS: 

• Japanese Chasu Pork Belly 
• Braised Pork Belly In Brown Sauce 
• Seasoned Pork Feet 
• Seasoned Pork Hock 
• Chinese Brand Spicy Duck Head 
• Yushang Brand Cooked Chicken 
• Chinese Brand Spicy Duck Neck 
• Bazhen Seasoned Whole Chicken 
• Chinese Brand Spicy Duck Tongues 
• Chinese Brand Spicy Duck Wings 
• Chinese Brand Chicken Feet 
• Yushang Sausage Made with Pork and Chicken 
• Seasoned Pork Tongues 
• Seasoned Chicken Quarter Leg 
• Braised Beef Shank 
• Braised Chicken Szechuan Pepper Flavor 
• Yu Shang Brand Cooked Pork Hock 
• Seasoned Pork Snout Meat 
• Spicy Pork Ear 
• Spicy Chicken Gizzards 
• Spicy Pork Feet 
• Lambs Head Soup (frozen) 
• Chinese Brand Spicy Chicken Feet 
• Beef Tendon, Shank and Tripe with Chili Sauce 
• Brand Cooked Chicken Livers 
• Pickled Chicken Feet 
• Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables 

For additional reference, the FSIS is displaying photos of the affected product labels online.

If you have these products at home, the FSIS says you should not eat them. Instead, throw them out or return them to the store they were purchased from. If you have questions about the recall, the FSIS recommends reaching out to Ling Li, plant manager for Yu Shang Food, Inc. at 864-310-6313.

Listeria is a pathogenic bacteria that can cause listeriosis, a serious and potentially fatal infection that mostly impacts older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant people, and their fetuses, according to the FSIS. 

This infection may cause symptoms like fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. People may also sometimes have diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms beforehand. In pregnant people, the infection can lead to a miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn. 

Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics, according to the CDC. If you suspect that you’ve eaten a recalled product and are considered at high risk for serious complications of listeriosis, contact a healthcare provider to determine the best next steps.