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Kayem Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because they may have experienced temperature abuse during storage. The issue was identified after a customer reported warm product temperatures on October 1, 2026. Consumers are urged not to eat these items. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1545292-kayem-foods-inc-recalls-meat-and-poultry-products-due-to.
“Kayem Recalls Ready-to-Eat Meat Due to Temperature Abuse.” GovInfoNow, updated October 21, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1545292-kayem-foods-inc-recalls-meat-and-poultry-products-due-to. Based on USDA FSIS recall #026-2026 (https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/kayem-foods-inc--recalls-meat-and-poultry-products-due-possible-temperature-abuse).
Kayem Foods Inc. is recalling approximately 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to possible temperature abuse during storage, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Oct. 17, 2026. Consumers who purchased these items are urged not to consume them.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Kayem
Product: Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry
Establishment numbers: EST. M/P 7839, EST. P 20935A, EST. M 9520 inside the USDA mark of inspection
Production dates: approximately March 31, 2026 to Oct. 7, 2026
Distribution: Retail and foodservice locations Nationwide and Hong Kong
What to do
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
The hazard
The products may have experienced temperature abuse during storage after a retail customer complaint regarding warm product temperatures was received on October 1, 2026. There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of these products.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Kayem Foods Inc. has two other recalls on record since 2016-01-16, including a 2025-07-17 recall of chicken sausage for possible plastic contamination and a 2016-01-16 misbranding hazard involving Al Fresco Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage. Other recent recalls of similar products include Meat and Poultry Products with Possible Salmonella Contamination Recalled (2026-04-30), Hormel Frozen Chicken Recall: Metal Contamination Hazard (2025-10-25), and Mays Chemical Company Recalls Frozen Pork Loins Due to Import Reinspection Failure (2026-02-03).
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Kayem brand ready-to-eat meat and poultry products produced between March 31, 2026, and October 7, 2026. Check the USDA mark of inspection for establishment numbers "EST. M/P 7839," "EST. P 20935A," or "EST. M 9520." The specific product list and UPC codes are available via Recall 026-2026.
Brand
Kayem
Category
Meat & poultry
Based on the official USDA FSIS remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat any of the recalled ready-to-eat meat and poultry items.
Discard or return the item
Throw away the products or return them to the place where you purchased them.
Official remedy
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 nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
USDA FSIS distribution: “Nationwide”
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
GovInfoNow listed this recall 1 day after the agency date.
1USDA FSIS announced the recall
2Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Kayem Foods Customer Service at 800-426-6100 or info@kayem.com. For food safety questions, call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854).
Take action
Contact Kayem
We’ve drafted a message you can send Kayem to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 026-2026 — Kayem Recalls Ready-to-Eat Meat Due to Temperature Abuse
Hello,
I own a Kayem Recalls Ready-to-Eat Meat Due to Temperature Abuse that is covered by recall 026-2026 from Kayem.
The official recall notice states: Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume 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.
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.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 21, 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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