Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, Inc. recalled approximately 164,210 pounds of raw ground turkey that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to an announcement from the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS).
The recall was announced on December 21 and expanded an earlier recall from November 15.
The recall comes as health officials with the Centers for Disease Control investigate an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened 216 people in 38 states, including 1 person who died.
The illnesses have been linked to a variety of ground turkey products, including pet food. Jennie-O products were implicated after an intact, unopened package of ground turkey from a sick person’s home tested positive for the outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading.
The latest recall from Jennie-O involves raw ground turkey items that were produced on October 22, 2018 and October 23, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:
- 3-lb. packages of “Jennie-O GROUND TURKEY 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 and 11/13/18 on the side of the trays.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O GROUND TURKEY 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O TACO SEASONED GROUND TURKEY” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O ITALIAN SEASONED GROUND TURKEY” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
- 3-lb. packages of “Jennie-O Ground Turkey 85% LEAN | 15% FAT” with a “Use or freeze by” date of 11/13/18 on the side of the trays.
- 2.5-lb. packages of “Jennie-O Ground Turkey 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with a “Use or freeze by” date of 11/13/18 on the side of the trays.
- 3-lb. packages of “STATER BROS. 85% LEAN | 15% FAT ALL NATURAL Ground Turkey” with a “Use or freeze by” date of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
The recalled products are marked with establishment number “EST. P-579” inside the USDA mark of inspection or on the side of the tray.
They were shipped to stores in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.
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