The new list includes several Philadelphia schools, as well as some in Delaware County.
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The nationwide recall was expanded on Thursday from 10 million pounds to 12 million pounds, which includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said.
The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe's, Target, Walmart and Kroger. The meat used in those products was processed at a Durant, Oklahoma, manufacturing plant operated by BrucePac. The Woodburn, Oregon-based company sells precooked meat and poultry to industrial, foodservice and retail companies across the country.
This comes after the School District of Philadelphia said most meals that were part of the initial recall and were served to students did not test positive for listeria, even though they were produced in the same facility.
The district informed families last Friday that meals served to thousands of Pre-K and K-12 students across nearly 200 schools were subject to the initial nationwide food recall.
The school district said impacted meals and dates are as follows for Pre-K students:
- Chicken and broccoli Alfredo served on October 8.
- Chicken Strips Honey Mustard Green Bean and Chicken Caribbean Pineapple Sauce Rice Carrots served between October 4 and 10.
For K-12 students:
- Chicken with BBQ Sauce Rice Baked Beans Served on September 23.
"Whitsons' Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo Penne, Chicken Strips Honey Mustard Green Beans, and Chicken Caribbean Pineapple Sauce Rice Carrots served between September 23, 2024, and October 10, 2024, were not among the suspected meals that tested positive, though they were produced in the same facility during the focused time frame," the district said in a followup letter to families on Thursday.
However, the results did not account for a barbecue chicken meal served on September 23 but the district did note that none of the students reported getting sick.
The district also has not commented on the expanded recalled items.
The school district removed all of the items from school meal services out of an abundance of caution.
"Your child will not be served items from the affected batch of Whitsons' products moving forward," said Oz Hill, Interim Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the School District of Philadelphia. "Our top priority is the health and safety of our students, as we remain committed to providing safe and nutritious meals."
Action News is also reaching out to the Delaware County school impacted, but have not yet heard back.
The USDA said the products that went to these schools were not part of USDA's National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and that schools also purchase food directly from other vendors.
The recall, issued on Oct. 9, includes foods produced between May 31 and Oct. 8. The USDA has posted a 342-page list of hundreds of potentially affected foods, including chicken wraps sold at Trader Joe's, chicken burritos sold at Costco and many types of salads sold at stores such as Target and Walmart. The foods were also sent to school districts and restaurants across the country.
The recalled foods can be identified by establishment numbers "51205 or P-51205" inside or under the USDA mark of inspection. Consumers can search on the USDA recall site to find potentially affected products. Such foods should be thrown away or returned to stores for refunds, officials said.
The CDC says listeria infection is rare but can be serious, especially for compromised groups. But for non-vulnerable populations, risks are low.
"Very rarely is somebody who is 2 to 50, I think it's even 60, who is healthy, that's going to have severe illness," Skrzynski said.
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Dr. Angela Skrzynski with Virtua Health says symptoms may be flu-like but may not appear until days or weeks later.
"You may not even know you had a listeria ingestion. You're going to think you have flu or COVID-19, and you're going to test negative for those things, and you're going to recover and go along with your life, thank goodness," Skrzynski said.
The same type of bacteria is responsible for an outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat that has killed at least 10 people since May.
"If you have any questions, please contact recallnotification101024@philasd.org or call 215-400-5600," Hill said.
The Philadelphia Department of Health says there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions locally, the USDA says the same nationwide.
The Associated Press contributed to this post.