Conagra Brands recalls 2.5-million pounds of canned meat, poultry

Photo by: Conagra Brands
Photo by: Conagra Brands

(Chicago, IL) -- Conagra Brands is recalling more than two and-a-half million pounds of canned meat and poultry after discovering a packaging defect that could cause contamination.

A Conagra location in Iowa notified the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service about spoiled and leaking cans in an Iowa warehouse.

The Ag Department said the recalled items were produced between December 12th and January 13th and were shipped to retail locations across the country. The items are marked with establishment number P4247.

Information about the recall is available by emailing consumer [dot] careatconagra [dot] com.