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USA – Turkey Lunch Meat – Listeria monocytogenes

Food Safety News

Earl’s Meats in Holland, MI, is recalling turkey lunch meat sold between Feb. 24 and March 3 because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The amount recalled was very small, said Earl Bosch, owner of the market. Only two pounds of the turkey lunch meat out of nine pounds he had made was sold during the period, he said.

Bosch said inspectors found Listeria contamination in raw dog food he makes at his facility and were concerned about cross-contamination of cooked product in his smokehouse. Officials are still investing the source of the bacteria.