Star Meat Delivery Inc. issued a meat recall on Tuesday for about 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products after FSIS said the items were made without federal inspection and carried a false USDA mark of inspection. The company is based in Lucama, North Carolina.
The recalled products were produced on various dates before September 22, 2026, then vacuum-sealed and packed into cardboard boxes for shipment. FSIS said the false establishment number was EST. 1363, which does not correspond to any federally granted inspection establishment.
Class I recall at Star Meat Delivery Inc.
FSIS classified the meat recall as Class I, the agency’s most serious warning level. The recall covers 23 product types, including goat cuts, ribeye slices, beef oxtail, beef short ribs, beef feet, shanks, menudo mix, pork chorizo, pork chops, pork feet, pork ribs, ground pork and several varieties of pork Boston cuts.
The products were distributed in bulk under the A&D Foods label to a Georgia-based distributor of the same name, and that distributor sent them to retail and restaurant locations across the country. FSIS said the problem was found during routine surveillance activities.
Jennifer Joyner contact details
Jennifer Joyner, the media office manager at Star Meat Delivery Inc., gave consumers a phone number, 252-239-0610, and an email address, [email protected], for questions about the recall. Consumers can also call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854.
FSIS said any product bearing the false establishment number EST. 1363 should be considered misbranded and unsafe to eat, and it advised consumers to dispose of the products or return them to the store where they were purchased. Retailers and food-service operators were told to remove the products from shelves and kitchens and stop offering them to customers.
FSIS warning and next steps
FSIS said there have been no reports of illness or injury linked to the products, even as it warned that some may still be stored in homes, food-service kitchens or retail back rooms. The agency said meat that bypasses federal inspection can harbor undeclared allergens, dangerous pathogens or other substances that pose risks to consumers.
