About the Recalled Product
The recalled product is Suzanna’s Kitchen fully cooked, ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast fillets with rib meat, packaged in 10-lb. cases containing two 5-lb. bags bearing establishment number P-1382 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The single affected lot code is 60104 P1382 287 5 J14, printed on the side of the case and on each individual bag, covering product produced on October 14, 2025.
Latest Updates
FSIS announced the Class I recall on January 16, 2026, after a third-party laboratory test on a sample of the ready-to-eat grilled chicken fillets returned a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes [1]. The recalled product was distributed to foodservice distribution centers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Ohio — a seven-state footprint covering a broad range of institutional and commercial dining operations [2]. FSIS expressed concern that recalled product may still be held in commercial freezers or refrigerators at foodservice locations that had not yet been notified, and directed operators to stop serving and discard or return the product immediately [3].
Listeria Detected by Third-Party Testing — Not Internal Controls
The contamination in this product was identified through third-party laboratory testing rather than Suzanna’s Kitchen’s own internal quality controls. A ready-to-eat product that passes through production and reaches distribution center stock before contamination is detected has already traveled far enough through the supply chain to reach end-service kitchens and, potentially, consumers.
Grilled chicken breast fillets sold in 10-lb. bulk foodservice cases are a high-volume ingredient in institutional kitchens — used in sandwiches, wraps, salads, and entrees across a wide range of service settings. A single recalled case distributed to a restaurant or cafeteria kitchen may have been portioned and served across multiple meals before the recall reached that operator.
A Ready-to-Eat Product with No Consumer Kill Step
Suzanna’s Kitchen’s grilled chicken fillets are sold as fully cooked and ready-to-eat — a designation that means foodservice operators are expected to reheat rather than cook the product, and that the thermal processing intended to eliminate pathogens was completed during manufacturing. When Listeria contamination is introduced after the cooking step or survives it, the pathogen reaches the point of service without the consumer having any opportunity to eliminate it through cooking.
Listeria monocytogenes can survive and multiply at refrigeration temperatures, meaning contaminated fillets held in a commercial walk-in cooler or thawed from a freezer for service remain hazardous throughout their handling chain regardless of how they are stored.
Seven-State Foodservice Distribution
The recalled product was distributed exclusively through foodservice channels — not retail stores — meaning consumers who may have eaten it would have done so at a restaurant, school, hospital, or other institutional dining setting where they had no access to product labeling or lot codes. Foodservice operators typically purchase chicken fillets in bulk and use them across multiple service dates, meaning product from a single recalled lot can be portioned and served to many individuals before a recall reaches the kitchen.
The seven affected states — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Ohio — span both the Southeast and Northeast, reflecting a broad commercial distribution network for a Georgia-based producer.
Reported Illnesses
No confirmed illnesses were reported to Suzanna’s Kitchen or FSIS in connection with the recalled grilled chicken breast fillets as of the January 16, 2026 recall announcement. Listeria’s incubation window of three days to ten weeks, combined with the foodservice distribution setting where affected consumers are unlikely to connect a later illness to a specific meal, means confirmed cases may underrepresent actual exposure.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
If you developed a Listeria infection after consuming Suzanna’s Kitchen grilled chicken breast fillets with lot code 60104 P1382 287 5 J14, you may have a product liability claim against Suzanna’s Kitchen. Contact an attorney promptly, as state filing deadlines apply.
What to Do Now
Foodservice operators should immediately check inventory for Suzanna’s Kitchen ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast fillets with rib meat bearing lot code 60104 P1382 287 5 J14 and discard or return the product — do not serve it. Contact Suzanna’s Kitchen Customer Service Director Dawn Duncan at dduncan@suzannaskitchen.com, or call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 (Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ET).
References
1. https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/more-than-13000-pounds-of-chicken-recalled-012026.html
2. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/suzannas-kitchen-issues-major-poultry-recall-across-7-states
3. https://www.fox9.com/news/frozen-chicken-breast-recall-possible-listeria-contamination