Yushang Food product recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

November 21, 2024

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Official notice title

Yu Shang Food, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall number

030-2024-EXP

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Yushang Food Inc.

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Editor’s Note: December 5, 2024 - Further testing determined that the product and environmental samples collected by FSIS are genetically related to samples collected from ill people with Listeria monocytogenes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food Safety Alert, Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products , will continue to be updated with the latest investigation details. Editor's Note: November 25, 2024 - The product list and labels have been updated with additional products. Please check back frequently as additional products could be added. Mandarin Translation: Mandarin (1/06/2025) Chinese Translation: Simplified Chinese (12/02/2024) WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2024 - Yu Shang Food, Inc., a Spartanburg, SC, establishment, is recalling approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products within their shelf life that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). This release is being reissued to expand the scope of the November 9, 2024 , recall. All ready-to-eat products produced prior to October 28, 2024, are subject to recall. View full product list . View labels . The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and available for purchase online. The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing and follow-up activities of finished product produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. on October 21, 2024, that confirmed the product was positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Additional testing has confirmed that Listeria monocytogenes was detected in product and in environmental samples collected by FSIS. Whole genome sequencing is underway to determine if these samples match the outbreak strain. Working in conjunction with public health partners, FSIS determined that there is a link betwee…