Lisle Company Recalls Over 12,000 Pounds of Bacon Sold in Three States

A Lisle company is recalling more than 12,000 pounds of bacon after federal food safety officials determined the product was brought into the United States without the inspection required for imported meat.

The recall covers about 12,036 pounds of not-ready-to-eat smoked bacon produced by Maple Leaf Foods, Inc., which is based in Lisle. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the bacon was imported from Canada without the benefit of import reinspection into the United States, a step meant to confirm that foreign meat products meet U.S. safety standards before they reach store shelves.

The affected bacon was produced on June 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15. Two products are named in the recall notice: 12-ounce vacuum packages of Royale Natural Applewood Smoked All Natural Uncured Bacon, Product of Canada, with sell-by dates of Sept. 1 and Sept. 7, 2026, and 12-ounce vacuum packages of Top Valu Uncured Hardwood Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada, with sell-by dates ranging from Sept. 1 through Sept. 7, 2026.

Both products carry the Canadian establishment number "EST. 1" printed on the side of the package, and the master case boxes bear a health certificate numbered 2026-S732971612, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The bacon was distributed to Grocery Outlet stores and their distributors in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The agency has not reported any illnesses or injuries tied to the product.

Even so, the Food Safety and Inspection Service said it believes some of the bacon has already made its way into consumers' kitchens. "FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators and freezers," the agency said in its recall notice. "Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them." The agency told shoppers to throw the bacon away or return it to the store where they bought it.

Anyone who has eaten the bacon and develops symptoms of foodborne illness is being told to contact a healthcare provider. The Food Safety and Inspection Service said import reinspection is meant to catch contamination, mislabeling or improper processing before foreign meat and poultry reach American consumers, and it treats skipping that step as a violation even when no specific hazard has been confirmed in the product itself.

Maple Leaf Foods operates in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, though the bacon itself was processed in Canada before being shipped into the country. The company has not said publicly how the shipment avoided the required inspection process, and it is not yet known how many individual packages reached store shelves before the recall was issued.

Shoppers who bought either the Royale or Top Valu bacon with the listed sell-by dates in Idaho, Oregon or Washington can check the establishment number and health certificate printed on the packaging to confirm whether they have the recalled product. The Food Safety and Inspection Service asks anyone who believes they purchased the affected bacon outside those three states to contact the agency directly.