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Kayem recall covers more than 1.58 million pounds of packaged meats after cooler temperature failures
Kayem Foods is recalling 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products sold under several brands after an investigation found they had been stored in a warehouse cooler with temperature deviations. Consumers should not eat affected products; no illnesses had been reported as of the recall announcement.
More than 1.58 million pounds of packaged hot dogs, bacon, sausages and other ready-to-eat meats are being recalled nationwide after they may have been stored at unsafe temperatures, federal food inspectors said.
Massachusetts-based Kayem Foods recalled 1,584,361 pounds of products, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which announced the recall Saturday. The affected items include smoked brisket, flavored chicken sausages, meatballs and sliced deli meats sold under brands including Kayem, Al Fresco, McKenzie, Triple M, Deutschmacher and Jordan’s.
The products were made between March 31 and Oct. 7, 2026, and shipped to retail and food-service locations across the country. FSIS said the concern was “possible temperature abuse,” which could allow the products to spoil.
The agency’s investigation began after a retail customer reported receiving a product that was warm on Oct. 1. Investigators later found that various meat products had been stored in a warehouse cooler that experienced temperature deviations.
FSIS urged consumers not to eat the recalled products and to return them to the place of purchase. Product labels and a detailed list of affected items are available through the agency’s recall notice. No illnesses had been confirmed at the time of the announcement.