When an ingredient supplier has a foodborne illness problem, all of that supplier’s customers have a foodborne illness problem.

Meat producer BrucePac is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products sold at Trader Joe's, Target, Kroger and other retailers because they might be contaminated with listeria.

BrucePac, in conjunction with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), announced an expansion to the growing recall that now affects 11,765,285 pounds of meat and poultry products. The recall was originally initiated on Oct.

A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8 million pounds of additional products, for a total of more than 11.7 million pounds of products recalled over possible listeria contamination,

The USDA now says schools were among the institutions that received potentially contaminated products. It has yet to publish a distribution list. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has expanded a major recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that was announced last week and is associated with BrucePac,

BrucePac has recalled almost 12 million pounds of meat over listeria issues. Check the recall list to see if you have these products.

A national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close to 12 million pounds of products that may have been