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Almost 10 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Listeria Danger
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium.In an announcement updated this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service …
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