Ranch Foods Direct Meat Recall: Undeclared Sodium Nitrite Hazard
Good Food Concepts recalls ~12,566 lbs of Ranch Foods Direct meats due to undeclared sodium nitrite. Do not consume; discard or return products.
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Misbranding; Processing Defect
What happened, in plain English
Good Food Concepts is recalling approximately 12,566 pounds of beef, pork, and poultry products produced between October 16, 2014, and October 16, 2015. The recall was issued because the items were produced without a fully implemented HACCP plan and are misbranded due to undeclared sodium nitrite. Consumers who purchased these products are urged not to consume them. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1275497-good-food-concepts-recalls-beef-pork-and-poultry-products-produced.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1275497-good-food-concepts-recalls-beef-pork-and-poultry-products-produced · Updated October 11, 2026 · Official notice: USDA FSIS #127-2015
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“Ranch Foods Direct Meat Recall: Undeclared Sodium Nitrite Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1275497-good-food-concepts-recalls-beef-pork-and-poultry-products-produced. Based on USDA FSIS recall #127-2015 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/good-food-concepts-recalls-beef-pork-and-poultry-products-produced-without-a-fully).
Why it’s dangerous
The products contain sodium nitrite, which is not declared on the label. This misbranding poses a risk to consumers who may have allergic reactions or other adverse health effects if they consume the product without knowing it contains this ingredient.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Ranch Foods Direct meat products from retail locations in Colorado and New Mexico between October 16, 2014, and October 16, 2015. Individuals with nitrite allergies or specific dietary restrictions are at risk due to the undeclared ingredient.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for packages bearing the establishment number EST. 27316 inside the USDA mark of inspection. Affected products include various sizes of Ranch Foods Direct Smoked Bacon, Bacon Ends, Smoked Pit Ham, Pork Smoke Ham Butt Portion BI, Pork Ham Steak, Pork Peepas Ham BNLS, Pork Smoke Ham Diced, Pork Smoke Ham Ground 1#, Pork Smoked Ham Shank Portion BI, Pork Smoked Ham Shanks Sliced, Pepperoni Slice, Genoa Classic, Beef Pastrami, Bologna Slice, Pepperoni, Ham Steak Country Style, Ham Deli Sliced, Canadian Bacon, Bologna 1#, Pork Liverwurst Westphalian, Pork Liverwurst Pistachio Deli Style, Turkey Breast Natural Smoked Sliced, Roasted Deli Turkey, Bristol Beer Bratwurst, Polish Sausage Pork, Sausage Pork Bangers, Andouille, Linguisa, Pork Smoked German Bratwurst, German Bratwurst, Kolbasa Ring, 8/1 Hot Dogs, Sausage Beef Hot Dog Foot Long 5/1, Veal Brats, and Corned Beef Brisket.
- Brand
Ranch Foods Direct- Category
Meat & poultry
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat any of the recalled Ranch Foods Direct meat items immediately.
Discard or return items
Throw away the products or return them to the place where you purchased them.
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Colorado and New Mexico.
USDA FSIS distribution: “Colorado, New Mexico”
States: Colorado, New Mexico.
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2016.
- USDA FSIS announced the recall
- FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official USDA FSIS recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: USDA FSIS Recall #127-2015 (October 18, 2015)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the USDA FSIS notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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