12,000 pounds of bacon recalled as USDA slaps product with dreaded ‘Class 1’ designation. Is that serious?

Bacon lovers, beware. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a notice alerting the public of a Class I recall of select bacon products. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? Last Friday, the FSIS published a recall notice involving select Not Ready-To-Eat (NRTE) bacon products produced by Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s largest consumer-packaged meats companies. More than 12,000 pounds of NRTE bacon…