Millions of Pounds of Meals With Cooked Chicken Recalled for Listeria

The recalled products were sold nationally under the store brands of major retailers including 7-Eleven, Aldi, Amazon Kitchen, Target, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart, as well as large regional grocers such as Albertsons, H-E-B, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Meijer, Save Mart, and Wegmans. Other products were sold nationally under brand names including Atkins, Boston Market, Dole, Jenny Craig, Rao, ReadyMeals, and Udi’s. 

The recalled products were produced between June 19, 2024, and Oct. 8., 2024. They may be printed with establishment numbers “51205 or P-51205” near the USDA mark of inspection. However, because the USDA says some of the recalled products may be marked with other establishment numbers and because the array of products and brands that contain the potentially contaminated poultry is so vast, consumers should refer to the full list of affected products in this 345-page PDF. The agency recommends checking it frequently because more products may be added. 

CR asked both BrucePac and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service why it took four months to detect listeria in the products. Neither immediately responded. BrucePac also did not immediately respond when CR asked whether consumers could return the recalled items for a refund.

Be sure to check your freezer and your refrigerator to make sure you aren’t stocking any of these recalled items, says Sana Mujahid, PhD, manager of food safety and testing at CR. “If you do have them, throw them out.”

You may also want to take an additional step to stay safe, says Mujahid: “If you have a ready-made product containing cooked chicken that you aren’t sure was recalled, the safest bet is to just throw it out.”