Yes, more than 60 meat products have been recalled for listeria concerns

More than 87,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products distributed by Behrmann Meat and Processing have been recalled for possible listeria contamination.

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans eat meat as a part of their regular diet, according to a 2021 Ipsos poll.

This week, multiple reports of a “massive” meat recall due to listeria concerns have been circulating on social media. Online search trends show that many people are wondering what products are affected.

THE QUESTION

Have more than 60 meat products been recalled due to possible listeria contamination?

THE SOURCES

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Behrmann Meat and Processing Dierbergs Markets

THE ANSWER

Yes, more than 60 meat products have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination.

WHAT WE FOUND

Behrmann Meat and Processing, a company based out of Albers, Illinois, has recalled approximately 87,382 pounds of more than 60 ready-to-eat meat products after an investigation at a processing facility found they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Sept. 24.

FSIS says the recalled items, which include products containing mostly pork and beef, such as bacon, sausages, and hot dogs, were produced from July 7, 2022, to Sept. 9, 2022. The recalled products have been stamped with the establishment number “EST 20917” inside the USDA mark of inspection. 

“FSIS is concerned that some product(s) may be in consumers’ pantries, refrigerators, or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase,” FSIS said.

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Most of the recalled products were shipped to retail locations and wholesale distributors in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri, according to FSIS. Dierbergs Markets, a supermarket chain based in Missouri, published a recall alert with a list of the recalled items on its website, saying it “has removed the following Behrmann’s Sausage and Meats products due to the possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.”

“Customers who have purchased any of the recalled product from Dierbergs are urged not to consume it and instead return it for a full refund,” Dierbergs said.

Eating food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, which is a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant people and their newborns, according to FSIS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Listeriosis symptoms include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. It can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant people. Listeriosis infection is typically treated with antibiotics.

FSIS says there have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of the recalled products at this time. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider. 

“Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food,” FSIS said.

VERIFY reached out to Behrmann Meat and Processing Inc. for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.

A full list of the recalled products along with their product codes can be found here. You can also find the product names below: 

Behrmann’s Fresh Beef Bacon

Behrmann’s Andouille Sausage Link

Behrmann’s Bacon Cheddar Bratwurst

Behrmann’s Bacon Sizzlers

Behrmann’s Bacon Strips

Behrmann’s Beef Jerkey

Behrmann’s Beef Oxtails    

Behrmann’s Beef Summer Sausage    

Behrmann’s Blood Sausage

Behrmann’s Blood Sausage

Behrmann’s Bratwurst Cheese Link

Behrmann’s Braunschweiger

Behrmann’s Breakfast Links    

Behrmann’s Breakfst Hamsteak

Behrmann’s Cheese Bratwurst Link

Behrmann’s Cheese Hot Dogs

Behrmann’s Cheese Sausage Sticks

Behrmann’s Cooked Bratwurst

Behrmann’s Fresh Slim Jims

Behrmann’s German Bratwurst Link

Behrmann’s Herb Pork Sausage

Behrmann’s Honey Jerkey

Behrmann’s Hot Beef Sticks

Behrmann’s Hot Italian Pork Sausage

Behrmann’s Hot Polish Sausage Link

Behrmann’s Hot Spicy Pork Sausage

Behrmann’s Italian Pork Sausage

Behrmann’s Italian Pork Sausage Link

Behrmann’s Jalapeno Cheese Bologna

Behrmann’s Jalapeno Cheese Bratwurst

Behrmann’s Jalapeno Cheese Dogs

Behrmann’s Jalapeno Cheese Sausage Sticks

Behrmann’s Jalapeno Cheese Summer Sausage

Behrmann’s Jumbo 4/1 Wieners

Behrmann’s Knackwurst Link

Behrmann’s Natural Casing Hotdogs

Behrmann’s Original Bratwurst Link

Behrmann’s Pepper Jack Sausage Link

Behrmann’s Polish Sausage

Behrmann’s Pork Breakfast Link

Behrmann’s Pork Hocks    

Behrmann’s Pork Jowl

Behrmann’s Pork Neckbones

Behrmann’s Pork Sausage

Behrmann’s Pork Sausage Link

Behrmann’s Quarter Sliced Ham

Behrmann’s Quarter Cured Ham

Behrmann’s Ring Bologna

Behrmann’s Ring Liver

Behrmann’s Rope Sausage

Behrmann’s Signature Chorizo

Behrmann’s Sliced Boneless Ham

Behrmann’s Sliced Cajun Bacon

Behrmann’s Sliced Canadian Bacon

Behrmann’s Sliced Peppered Bacon

Behrmann’s Sliced Slab Bacon

Behrmann’s Sliced Smoked Pork Hocks

Behrmann’s Smoked Puggy Wings Shanks

Behrmann’s Snack Bologna

Behrmann’s Summer Sausage

Behrmann’s Teriyaki Beef Sticks

Behrmann’s Tube Liver Sausage    

Behrmann’s Tube Snack Salami

Behrmann’s Unseasoned Ground Pork    

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