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the origin of the ingredients in food are not listed on the package or on the websites of most institutions in the case of restaurants and industrial food type places. the united states government does not even have a complete list yet, apparently. whether or not food contains ingredients from brucepac is almost impossible for a consumer to know.

trader joe's, good and gather, boston market, atkins, dole, marketside, red's, little salad bar, fresh express, HEB, whitsons culinary group, rao's, michael angelo's, el monterey, fusia, trader ming's, amazon fresh, meijer, giant eagle, kroger, signature select, taylor farms, raley's, michelina's, eat!, garden choice, jenny craig, great value, udi's, wegmans, 7-eleven, freshly made, a bunch of generic brands, ready meals, amazon kitchen, home chef, racetrack, save mart, bistro 28, and don pancho.

most of the recalled items are ready made foods like salads, chicken tikka masala, chicken and rice, chicken fajita, chicken piccata, chicken fried rice, pasta, pasta salads, chicken lo mein, chicken alfredo, meal kits, pasta bowls, quesadillas, burrito bowls, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, taquitos, wraps, and frozen dinners that you just heat up. refrigerated and frozen foods.

and this is in addition to a TON of bulk food that is in the freezers of restaurants and food industry type places, and ingredients that are used in generic ready made foods across the country.

the recall list is incomplete. all of the listeria meat has not been located, identified, or removed from circulation yet. although a hefty chunk of the recall involves salads that have gone bad by now, many of the recalled items have best by dates into 2025 and 2026.

USDA/FSIS recall link (most recalled food listed here)

FSIS announced that contaminated beef and chicken was also sent to schools, and there is not currently a full list of which schools received the listeria meat. a "preliminary" list of schools has been released here.

states on the preliminary list with at least one school that received listeria-contaminated meat: PA, OH, FL, MI, NY, DC, TN, IA, MO, WV, NJ, GA, IL, KY, WI.

new brands with at least one recalled item: nutrisystem, thrive life, kitchenmate, valley food storage, evol, premier. several brands that have previously recalled items now have new items involved in the recall.

new type of recalled food worth noting: freeze dried chicken is now involved in the recall.

according to the FSIS, the list of schools and list of recalled items are still incomplete. there are still more contaminated foods that have not been named or removed from shelves, and these lists are being updated as more are discovered.

if you buy your meat raw and cook it yourself, you are not affected by this recall. this recall involves chicken and beef that is purchased already cooked.