October 14, 2011

Update: Reis Meat Processing in Jackson, Mo.

Tests conducted at the State Public Health Laboratory on vacuum packed chicken and ground pork products from Reis Meat Processing in Jackson, Missouri were finalized today.

Information on those tests is available through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and via the releases below:

October 14, 2011
Department of Health orders destruction of contaminated vacuum packed chicken and ground pork products at Reis Meat Processing in Jackson, Mo.

October 4, 2011
Testing underway on retail products produced at Missouri meat processing plant

On September 30, the Missouri Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program inspected the facility and suspended custom exempt processing permissions.

For more information on the Missouri Department of Agriculture, visit mda.mo.gov.