Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of Bacon Bit Products

Patrick Cudahy, a Cudahy WI firm, is recalling approximately 3,590 pounds of bacon bit products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products included in the recall are:

10-pound cases of "Golden Crisp APPLEWOOD SMOKED PRECOOKED BACON TOPPINGS." The products bear the establishment number "EST. 28" inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a printed Julian date of "8318."

10-pound cases of "John Morrell APPLEWOOD SMOKED PRECOOKED BACON TOPPINGS." The products bear the establishment number "EST. 28" inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as a printed Julian date of "8318."

The bacon bit products were produced on Nov. 13, 2008, and distributed to restaurant and institutional establishments in California, Colorado, Florida, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

JAN-05-09: Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of Bacon Bit Products [USDA: BACON BITS RECALL------------------------------------------------------