More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, sausages, bacon and other ready-to-eat deli and poultry meat products distributed nationwide were recalled because they may not have been kept at the appropriate temperature and could be spoiled.
The recall, from Massachusetts-based Kayem Foods, was announced Saturday by the Food Safety and Inspection Service. According to a news release, a total of 1,584,361 pounds of the products were recalled.
The ready-to-eat products include a variety of packaged hot dogs, bacon, smoked brisket, flavored chicken sausages and meatballs and sliced deli meats under a number of brand names, including Kayem, Al Fresco, McKenzie, Triple M, Deutschmacher and Jordan’s.
They were produced between March 31 and Oct. 7, 2026, the FSIS said, and were shipped to retail and foodservice locations across the country.
Photos of the recalled brands and product labels can be found here. A full list of the hundreds of items affected can be found here.
According to health officials, the products were recalled because of “possible temperature abuse.” The problem was first discovered when a retail customer complained a product was warm when it was delivered Oct. 1, the FSIS said. An investigation determined the various meat products were stored in a warehouse cooler that “experienced temperature deviations.”
Health officials are concerned the products could be in consumers’ refrigerators, and urged people to not eat them or return them to their place of purchase.
There were not confirmed reports of illnesses to date, the FSIS said.
This story originally appeared on NBCChicago.com.
