Bacon recall alert: Over 12,000 pounds pulled across multiple states

If bacon is a breakfast staple in your house, you need to know about this latest recall before you fry up your next batch. In late July, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sent out a recall notice for a Maple Leaf Foods bacon product that made its way onto store shelves without going through required U.S. inspection. Here’s what you need to know.

What is being recalled?

The FSIS published a recall notice for approximately 12,036 pounds of Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.’s not ready-to-eat smoked bacon, which it said was produced between June 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15.

Two items are part of this recall: The company’s 12-ounce vacuum-sealed packages of:

Both have the Canadian establishment number “EST. 1” printed on the package and the health certificate “2026-S732971612” on the master case boxes. The products were distributed to Grocery Outlet distributors and retailers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Why is this bacon being recalled?

According to the statement by the FSIS, the bacon was imported from Canada without going through import reinspection in the United States, meaning it entered the country without the federal check required before any imported meat, poultry, or egg product can be sold here. The FSIS discovered the issue during routine inspection activities.

Because the product bypassed that required inspection, the agency has classified this as a Class I recall, which is its most serious designation. As the USDA explained on its site, a Class I recall is “a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.” However, more importantly, the FSIS noted that it did not find any pathogens or other issues in the bacon.

The good news is that there have been no illnesses connected to this recall. The FSIS added that “anyone concerned about an illness or injury should contact a health care provider.”

What to do as a consumer

If you bought any of the products with the sell-by dates listed above, don’t eat them. It’s also important to check your fridge, as the FSIS says the product may still be sitting in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. You can either throw it away or return it to the store where you bought it.

If you have questions, you can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854.

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