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1.5 million pounds of meat and poultry recalled over warehouse cooler
Kayem Foods blames a warehouse cooler malfunction, and shipments reached stores and foodservice operators nationwide and customers in Hong Kong; check your freezer anyway.
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At a glance
- First reported by USA Today: “Over 1.5M pounds of meat, poultry recalled. See the affected products”, with reporting from Prevention and Health.com.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 2:45 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
The real story
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- USA TodayOver 1.5M pounds of meat, poultry recalled. See the affected products
- Prevention1.5 Million Pounds of Sausage, Hot Dogs, and More Recalled at USDA’s Highest Risk Level
- Health.comUSDA Announces Nationwide Meat Recall—More Than 1.5 Million Pounds of Hot Dogs, Bacon, Deli Meat, and More Affected
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMore than one and a half million pounds of hot dogs, bacon, sausage and deli meat are recalled at the USDA's highest risk level, Prevention reports.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat includes Kayem Beef Hot Dogs, Fenway Franks and Jordan's Frankfurters, plus several Al Fresco chicken sausages. Those are real cookout names!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKayem blames a cooling system malfunction at one of its warehouses. It started when a retail customer said a product arrived warm on October first.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOne warm package?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe products were made between March thirty-first and October seventh, and shipped across the country and to Hong Kong. The cooler was the only one not traveling.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOfficials worry some may still be in your fridge or freezer, so check your fridge and stop eating them.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLater this half hour, what's forty-three years overdue and showed up with no barcode?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex, you've got a hot seat this afternoon, and I hope it's refrigerated.
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