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Kayem Foods Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry

Ready-to-eat meat and poultry products may have experienced temperature abuse during storage, which can cause illness.

Summary by Recall Canary from the FSIS notice

What happened

Kayem Foods Inc., a Chelsea, Mass. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products because they may have experienced temperature abuse during storage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall on October 17, 2026.

The products were produced approximately March 31, 2026, to Oct. 7, 2026, and bear establishment numbers “EST. M/P 7839,” “EST. P 20935A” and “EST. M 9520” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

These items were shipped to retail and foodservice locations nationwide and Hong Kong. The problem was discovered after the firm received a retail customer complaint regarding warm product temperatures at point of delivery on October 1, 2026.

The establishment investigated and determined that they stored various RTE meat and poultry products in a warehouse cooler that experienced temperature deviations. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products. FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators.

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What to do

If you have this product:

  1. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
  2. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
  3. You may contact Kayem Foods Customer Service between Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm EDT at 800-426-6100 or info@kayem.com.

Is yours affected?

Compare these details with yours, then check the recall notice to see which units are recalled.

  1. EST. M/P 7839

    Est. number
    P 20935AM 9520

Recall details

Recalled
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Nationwide
Company
Kayem Foods Inc.
Hazard
Processing problem
Risk

High risk

There is a reasonable chance that eating it could cause serious health problems or death.

USDA Class I recall · How risk is rated

Recall ID
026-2026
Contact
Kayem Foods Customer Service, Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm EDT, 1-800-426-6100, info@kayem.com, Kraig Naasz, 703-628-3669, media@kayem.com
Processing category
Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable

Timeline

  1. Announced by USDA FSIS

  2. Listed on Recall Canary

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 18, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (opens in a new tab)