Pork recall hits 8 states: 1,500 pounds of product may be contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) alerted consumers to a food recall involving more than 1,500 pounds of pork product distributed to eight states. The recall is being initiated due to fears that the pork may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a potentially deadly bacterium. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? On September 6, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) publish...