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Tip Top Poultry Recall: Listeria Risk in RTE Chicken
Tip Top Poultry recalls ready-to-eat chicken products due to possible Listeria contamination. Do not consume these items produced between Jan 21 and Sep 24, 2019.
Tip Top Poultry, Inc. is recalling ready-to-eat poultry products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The company discovered the issue after testing positive samples in Canada and expanded the recall out of an abundance of caution. Although no adverse reactions have been confirmed yet, listeriosis can cause serious illness or death in vulnerable populations. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1276013-tip-top-poultry-recall-listeria-risk-in-rte-chicken.
“Tip Top Poultry Recall: Listeria Risk in RTE Chicken.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1276013-tip-top-poultry-recall-listeria-risk-in-rte-chicken. Based on USDA FSIS recall #094-2019 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/tip-top-poultry-inc--recalls-ready-eat-poultry-products-due-possible-listeria).
Tip Top Poultry, Inc. recalled ready-to-eat chicken products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Sept. 28, 2019. Consumers are urged not to consume the products.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Tip Top Poultry
Product: Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products
Establishment number: Est. P-17453 inside USDA mark of inspection
Production dates: Jan. 21, 2019 through Sept. 24, 2019
Product codes: 10000 to 19999 and 70000 to 79999
What to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. Products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
The hazard
The frozen cooked, diced or shredded, ready-to-eat chicken products may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Tip Top Poultry, Inc. has two other recalls on record since March 23, 2019: a Aug. 20, 2019 recall for cooked chicken due to Listeria risk and a March 23, 2019 recall for diced chicken products with undeclared soy allergen. Other recent recalls of similar products include Suzanna's Kitchen Recalls Grilled Chicken Breasts Due to Possible Listeria Contamination (Jan. 16, 2026), Prime Line & Ferrarini Guanciale Products May Contain Listeria (Sept. 6, 2026) and Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods Curry Chicken Salad May Contain Listeria (July 30, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for frozen cooked, diced, or shredded ready-to-eat chicken products produced between January 21, 2019, and September 24, 2019. Check the label for establishment number Est. P-17453 inside the USDA mark of inspection. Product codes may range from 10000 to 19999 and 70000 to 79999.
Brand
Tip Top Poultry
Category
Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming immediately
Do not eat the product or serve it in institutional settings if you have purchased it.
Discard or return items
Throw away the recalled products or return them to the place of purchase.
Official remedy
What USDA FSIS says to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FSIS closed this recall in 2021.
1USDA FSIS announced the recall
2FSIS closed the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Subject: Recall 094-2019 — Tip Top Poultry Recall: Listeria Risk in RTE Chicken
Hello,
I own a Tip Top Poultry Recall: Listeria Risk in RTE Chicken that is covered by recall 094-2019 from Tip Top Poultry.
The official recall notice states: Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
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