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 s

Over 12,000 pounds of the pork product from Canada have been recalled after federal regulators slapped it with their highest-risk alert.

Federal food safety officials have recalled more than 12,000 pounds of imported bacon after discovering the products entered the country without undergoing a mandatory inspection, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The smoked bacon, sold under two brand names, was distributed to Grocery Outlet retailers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

Over 12,000 pounds of bacon recalled. See affected products  USA Today