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City Foods, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pastrami and Corned Beef Products Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Recall date · record updated Aug 13, 2026 · Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service

What to do

Consumers and institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Company
City Foods, Inc./Bea's Best Corned Beef
Reason
Product Contamination
Hazard
High - Class I · Class I
Who’s affected
Nationwide
Official notice
www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/city-foods-inc--recalls-ready-eat-pas…

From the official notice

Editor’s Note: August 13, 2026 – This release has been revised to reflect the correct Midamar product label, the accurate number of pieces contained in each box, and item number reflected on the label. The correct amount per box is four 2.5-lb. pieces, replacing the incorrect amount of 2- to 5-lb. pieces. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2026 – City Foods, Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pastrami and corned beef productsthat may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes ( Lm ), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE pastrami and corned beef products were produced on July 16, 2026, and have a 60-day shelf life. The following products are subject to recall [ view labels ]: 10-lb. cardboard boxes containing four 2.5-lb. pieces of “MIDAMAR HALAL SLICED PASTRAMI ROUND 4/2.5# - MIDAMAR” with “ITEM #: MBPS10” printed on the label. Various weight 20- to 30-lb. cardboard boxes containing 2-3 pieces of “BEA’S BEST COOKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET” with case code “18919” printed on the box label. Various weight 20- to 30-lb. cardboard boxes containing 2-3 pieces of “KIRSCH DELICA

Products

  1. 10-lb. cardboard boxes containing 2- to 5-lb. pieces of “Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami” with case code “19410” printed on the box label.,Various weight 20- to 30-lb. cardboard boxes containing 2-3 pieces of “BEA’S BEST COOKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET” with case code “18919” printed on the box label.,Various weight 20- to 30-lb. cardboard boxes containing 2-3 pieces of “KIRSCH DELICATESSEN STYLE COOKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET” with case code “19751” printed on the box label.

Update history

  1. First listed on OVERLOOKED from the official record.

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Proof: raw official record (JSON) · fetched from USDA FSIS API

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