This is the one that showed up in yesterday's scan, and it's a step up from the import-paperwork recall I covered a few days ago — this isn't a shipment that skipped a checkpoint, it's meat that was never inspected at all and then labeled to look like it had been. FSIS gave it their highest health-risk rating. Here's what their own notice says, in full.
Alert · High-Class IThe Recall, Plain and Simple
Star Meat Delivery Inc., located in Lucama, North Carolina, is recalling approximately 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef, and goat products. FSIS announced the recall on September 22, 2026, stating the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and were bearing labels with a false USDA mark of inspection. FSIS notes the product list may still grow as more information comes in.
The detail worth remembering if you're checking your freezer: any product carrying the false establishment number "EST. 1363" should be considered misbranded and unsafe to eat — that number was never actually granted federal inspection. The items were produced on various dates prior to September 22, and they were vacuum-sealed and boxed for bulk shipment, so your individual package may just show a retailer's own price sticker rather than the false mark itself.
AlertWhere It Went
The recalled meat was shipped in bulk to A&D Foods, a distributor in Georgia, which then distributed it further to retail and restaurant locations nationwide — that's why this one isn't limited to a couple of states like the last one I covered. FSIS found the problem during its own routine surveillance activities, not because anyone got sick, and there are no confirmed illness or injury reports tied to it so far.
The recalled products are sold under the A&D Foods label and include: goat cuts, sliced ribeye, thin-sliced beef chuck, beef oxtail, beef short ribs, bone-in shanks, ground pork, pork chorizo, bone-in pork chops, pork feet, pork rib pieces, several cuts of Boston butt (diced and sliced), menudo mix, pork hock, and beef ribs and feet. If any of that matches what's in your freezer and it's not from a brand or butcher you can verify, FSIS's advice is the same as always: don't eat it, don't serve it, and throw it out or return it to where you bought it.
Why It's Rated HighNo Inspection Means No Safety Checks at All
This is a meaningfully bigger deal than a recall over missing paperwork. Federal inspection is what's supposed to catch disease, contamination, and improper handling before meat ever reaches a shelf — skip it entirely, and none of those checks happened. FSIS puts it plainly: food produced without inspection can carry undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria, or other contaminants nobody was ever checking for. That's why this one is rated High/Class I, FSIS's top health-risk tier, meaning there's a reasonable probability it could cause serious health consequences — even with zero illnesses reported yet.
ContactWho to Reach Out To
For company questions, reach Jennifer Joyner, Star Meat Delivery's Media Office Manager, at 252-239-0610 or starmeatdelivery@gmail.com. For general food safety questions, the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is 888-674-6854, or email MPHotline@usda.gov. Media inquiries specifically about the recall notice go to Ethan Pickrell in Congressional and Public Affairs at FSISpress@usda.gov.
Notice last updated September 22, 2026.