Here’s the list of WA stores with meat products recalled for listeria

by · The Seattle Times

A recall of almost 10 million pounds of meat by an Oregon company may have reached nearly 120 stores in Washington state and 80 in Oregon, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Here’s the complete, searchable list of potentially affected retailers in Oregon and Washington.

BrucePac recalled the ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because they might be contaminated with listeria, a bacteria that can cause sickness or death. The products were processed at a facility in Durant, Oklahoma, between June 19 and Oct. 8.

There are no confirmed cases of illness, but it’s raised alarm because of how widely the products were distributed. The meats were shipped nationwide and used as ingredients in prepared foods at restaurants and private-label products at grocery stores and other retailers.

That’s made it difficult to identify the products that should be tossed. USDA has published more than 300 pages of packaging and labels for products that may be contaminated.

The product reached big brands including Dole, Rao’s and El Monterey and products sold under the private labels of Trader Joe‘s, Walmart house brand Great Value, Amazon, 7-Eleven, Albertsons and Kroger.

In Washington state, two Safeway grocery stores in Auburn and Spokane are among the 120 retailers that may have received affected products.

People who bought recalled products should throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased, regulators said.

The list of affected products can be viewed on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website.

Listeria infection, known as listeriosis, can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, as well as diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. It can cause miscarriages or premature delivery during pregnancy and can be fatal for people with weakened immune systems. It is treated with antibiotics.