The USDA on Saturday announced a recall on dozens of pork, beef, and chicken products from Chelsea-based Kayem Foods Inc., the brand known for its Fenway Franks.
The more than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, sausages, bacon, and other products have been voluntarily recalled after the company learned the goods had been stored in a cooler that experienced “temperature deviation,” Kayem said in a statement on Friday.
“Our business depends on providing consumers with safe food of the highest quality,” said Matt Monkiewicz, Kayem Foods president and CEO. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are undertaking this voluntary recall.”
The meat items were distributed from the company’s Chelsea warehouse to stores and food service locations across the US and in Hong Kong, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of the products, and anyone concerned about an illness should contact a doctor, the USDA statement said.
Many of the products recalled are hot dogs and hams that can be stored for long periods in the freezer. All the items affected by the recall were shipped between June 7, 2026, and Oct. 14, 2026, the company statement said.
The USDA said its Food Safety and Inspection Service team was concerned consumers may have recalled products in their refrigerators.
“Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase,” the USDA said.
Other recalled products include chicken sausage, bologna, beef brisket, corned beef, and liverwurst, according to documents published by the USDA and Kayem that showed dozens of item labels.
The problem was discovered after Kayem received a complaint from a retail store about warm product temperatures “at point of delivery” on Oct. 1, the USDA said.
Kayem investigated and determined they had stored various meat and poultry products in a warehouse cooler that experienced temperature deviations, said spokesperson Kraig Naasz.
The problem with the warehouse cooler was caused by “a cooling system malfunction,” Kayem said in its news release Friday.
“We take food safety very seriously and apologize to our valued consumers. Our management team takes full responsibility. We have learned from and corrected the issue and will not allow this to happen again,” said Monkiewicz in the statement.
The company also said it is contacting each of its wholesale and retail customers directly with instructions to identify and dispose of the recalled products.
A full list of recalled items with images of package labeling and how to identify affected products can be found on Kayem’s website.
Claire Thornton can be reached at claire.thornton@globe.com. Follow Claire on X @claire_thornto.
