Kraft Heinz has recalled more than 350,000 pounds of fully cooked Oscar Mayer turkey bacon because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The problem was discovered after lab testing at a Kraft Heinz facility indicated that the turkey bacon may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that most often leads to illness in older adults, pregnant people, newborns, and people with weakened immune systems.
There have been no confirmed reports of illness related to eating the recalled turkey bacon, the FSIS said.
Kraft Heinz recalled the following products:
12-ounce vacuum-packed Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original, with use-by dates between July 18, 2025, and August 2, 2025, and lot code RS40
Three-packs of 12-ounce vacuum-packed Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original, with use-by dates between July 23, 2025, and September 4, 2025, and lot codes RS19, RS40, or RS42
Four-packs of 12-ounce vacuum-packed Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Original, with use-by dates between July 18, 2025, and September 4, 2025, and lot codes RS19, RS40, or RS42
The FSIS warned that the recalled turkey bacon may still be in some people’s refrigerators or freezers. The agency is urging people not to eat it and to either throw it away or return it to where it was purchased.
Listeria Infection Can Cause Serious Illness
Eating food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause an infection called listeriosis. Healthy children and adults rarely get sick with listeriosis. If they do get sick, they’ll typically experience fever and diarrhea or stomach problems within 24 hours of eating contaminated food, and the bug resolves on its own.
But listeriosis can cause serious illness for adults older than age 60, people with compromised immune systems, pregnant people, and newborns.
Listeriosis is called invasive if it spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. During pregnancy, invasive listeriosis can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn.
In other high-risk groups, invasive listeriosis can cause serious illness or even death.
Invasive listeriosis can cause the following symptoms:
Sometimes these symptoms occur after diarrhea or other gastrointestinal issues.
If you’re in a high-risk group and you experience flu-like symptoms within two months of eating potentially contaminated food, you should get medical care and tell your doctor about your listeria concerns.
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