Food products manufactured by Albertsons Companies are being pulled from the market after an ingredient supplier reported potential bacterial contamination.
Idaho-based Albertsons is voluntarily withdrawing 12 types of ReadyMeals and store-made deli items, including tacos, enchiladas, and salads according to an Oct. 19 announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
“The recall was initiated because these products contain a recalled ready-to-eat chicken ingredient supplied by BrucePac of Durant, Okla., which was found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes during routine tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.”
BrucePac had withdrawn almost 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry on Oct. 9 citing contamination risks. It was later expanded to 12 million pounds….