Kayem Foods recalls nearly 1.6 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat products over temperature issue
Kayem Foods Inc. voluntarily recalled about 1.58 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon, brisket, ham and other ready-to-eat meats after a warehouse cooling-system malfunction caused temperature deviations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a voluntary recall of roughly 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products produced by Kayem Foods Inc. The recall, classified at the agency’s highest level, covers hot dogs, double smoked thick-cut bacon, slow smoked beef brisket, Genoa hot ham, roasted pepper and Asiago chicken sausage and boneless ham steaks shipped to retail and food-service locations across the United States and to Hong Kong.
The affected items, marked with establishment numbers EST. M/P 7839, EST. P 20935A and EST. M 9520, were produced between March 31 and October 7. The issue was identified after a retail customer reported warm product temperatures on October 1, prompting an investigation that found a cooling-system malfunction in one of Kayem’s warehouses.
"There is a reasonable probability that consuming the affected products could cause serious, adverse health consequences or death," FSIS said.
Kayem Foods said it has repaired the cooling system and is conducting the recall as a precaution. No illnesses have been reported, and consumers with concerns are advised to contact a healthcare provider.