The recall of close to 6,000 tons of further-processed chicken, frozen meals, prepared foods and salads is now assuming larger proportions. BrucePac products implicated in a series of Listeria recalls were incorporated into other products. Secondary recalls are now underway at Walmart, Target, Kroger, Raley’s and Trader Joe’s. Brands affected by the recall include Boston Market, Taylor Farms among others and diet-food suppliers Atkins and Jenny Craig.
Fortunately, no illnesses associated with consumption of potentially 
contaminated food items produced by BrucePac have been reported. It is noted that the incubation period of listeriosis may extend to 70 days so cases may emerge. Usually only the most severe clinical infections involving the immunosuppressed, pregnant women and the elderly are diagnosed following severe clinical symptoms requiring medical examination frequently with hospitalization and laboratory studies.