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

  • Product Contamination
  • Company: City Foods, Inc./Bea's Best Corned Beef
  • Food & Beverages
  • USDA
  • August 8, 2026

Product details

  • 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.

Company announcement

City Foods, Inc. is recalling approximately 3,215 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and corned beef products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The products were produced on July 16, 2026, and have a 60-day shelf life. They were shipped to foodservice locations in Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan, and further distributed nationwide. No confirmed reports of illness have been associated with this recall.

Consumers and institutions who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and should dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase.

Risk:

This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death (Class I recall).

Impacted states: Nationwide

Products:

- Midamar Premium Beef Pastrami (with case code 19410)

- BEA’S BEST COOKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET (with case code 18919)

- KIRSCH DELICATESSEN STYLE COOKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET (with case code 19751)

Contact

For more information, call 773-523-1566 or email brian@beasbest.com.

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