Over 70 brand-flavor combinations of jerky recalled in 8 states after listeria found
The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service found listeria in a sample of jerky prompting a recall of 1,634 pounds of jerky products in eight states.
According to the USDA recall notice, Boyd Specialties out of Colton, California made 15 different flavors of the jerky on Feb. 23 for several different companies, including:
Arrow’s Native Foods; Bacon Mamma Jamma; Classy Cow Beef Jerky; Durbin Farms Market; Gold Mine Jerky; Hadley Gourmet; Humboldt Jerky; Jerked Out; Killer; MI Jerky; Old South; One Supply; Ranchview Jerky; Rebel’s Rock Ridge; Smokehouse Jerky; Texas Family Jerky; 2 Broke Bartenders; and The Village Sweet Shoppe.
The USDA posted a full list of the recalled jerky. They have “EST. 40269” inside the USDA mark of inspection and were sold in Texas, California, North Carolina, Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Listeria kills about 260 of the 1,600 Americans infected each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Senior citizens, pregnant women and children under 5 are the most vulnerable to listeria’s worse effects. Listeria can cause stillbirths and miscarriage. Listeria symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, high fever, severe headaches, stomachaches, stiffness, confusion and poor balance.
If you have what’s been recalled, take it back to the store for a full refund or just toss it. If you have questions, call Boyd Specialties Production Manager Anthony Middleton, 909-219-5120.
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