Georgia-based Suzanna’s Kitchen is recalling nearly 14,000 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast products due to possible listeria contamination. The recall affects food service shipments to seven states after third-party laboratory testing detected the potentially deadly bacteria.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that approximately 13,720 pounds of chicken products produced at the Norcross, Georgia facility may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The affected products were manufactured on October 14, 2025, and distributed to food service centers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Ohio.
How to identify affected products
Consumers should check for 10-pound cases containing two 5-pound bags of fully cooked grilled chicken breast fillets with rib meat. The products can be identified by lot code 60104 P1382 287 5 J14 printed on both the case and package, and establishment number P-1382 inside the USDA mark of inspection, according to a company statement.
So far, there’s good news. No illnesses linked to consumption of these products have been reported. Still, health officials are urging consumers to check their freezers and discard any affected products immediately.
Health risks of listeria
Listeria infection poses a serious health risk, particularly for vulnerable populations. “Listeria can be especially serious for pregnant people, older adults, young children, and anyone with a weakened immune system,” health experts warned. Even healthy individuals may experience symptoms including fever, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea if exposed to the bacteria.
The contamination was discovered during routine third-party laboratory testing, prompting the company to issue the voluntary recall as a precautionary measure. This type of testing is standard in the food industry and designed to catch potential hazards before products reach consumers.
What should you do if you’ve purchased these products? Customers with questions about the recall can contact Dawn Duncan, Customer Service Director at Suzanna’s Kitchen, via email at [email protected], as noted in the USDA announcement. Anyone who believes they may have consumed the contaminated products and is experiencing symptoms should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
This recall serves as a reminder of the food industry’s constant vigilance against foodborne pathogens — and how quickly companies must act when testing reveals potential contamination, even when no illnesses have yet been linked to their products.
