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Kraft Heinz Recalls 368,000 Pounds of Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Over Listeria Risk

Following lab tests that suggested Listeria contamination, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service initiated a voluntary recall, advising consumers to discard or return the affected products for a full refund.

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Calls to halve meat consumption. File photo dated 31/10/07 of a bacon sandwich as halving the amount of meat and dairy eaten in Europe could slash nitrogen pollution from agriculture, improve health and boost food exports, a study has suggested. Issue date: Friday April 25, 2014. Around four-fifths of nitrogen emissions in the European Union come from agriculture, for example from fertiliser and manure, and between 79% and 88% of the sector's nitrogen losses into the environment are linked to livestock production. Nitrogen emissions in the form of ammonia, nitrates and nitrous oxide can cause air, water and soil pollution and account for around 10% of the warming caused by greenhouse gases, experts said. If everyone in the EU became "demitarian" - halving the amount of meat and other animal products they consume - it could reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture by 25% to 40% and nitrogen emissions by 40%, the European Nitrogen Assessment's "nitrogen on the table" report said. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Nitrogen. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire URN:19652501 (Press Association via AP Images)
United States Department of Agriculture logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025.
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Overview

  • Kraft Heinz recalled about 367,812 pounds of fully cooked Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original produced from April 24 to June 11 and shipped nationwide as well as to the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.
  • Internal laboratory testing indicated potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, triggering the recall despite no confirmed listeriosis cases to date.
  • The recall covers 12-, 36- and 48-ounce packages bearing UPCs 071871548601, 071871548748 and 071871548793 with lot codes RS19, RS40 and RS42 and use-by dates from July 18 through September 4, 2025.
  • The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service warns that older adults, pregnant women, newborns and immunocompromised individuals face the highest risk of severe illness from Listeria infection.
  • This voluntary recall follows several recent listeria-related meat recalls and underscores federal efforts to strengthen ready-to-eat food safety protocols after last year’s deadly Boar’s Head outbreak.