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Star Meat Delivery Recalls Pork, Beef, and Goat


On September 22, 2026, Star Meat Delivery Inc. recalled approximately 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef, and goat products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection.

The California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division strongly recommends that food program operators take precautions to ensure these products are not served or consumed and instead are disposed of or returned to the place of purchase per the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Please note that per the USDA these products are not USDA Foods items.

The following information is directly from the USDA:

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2026 – Star Meat Delivery Inc., located in Lucama, N.C., is recalling approximately 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef, and goat products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, bearing labels with a false USDA mark of inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. As more information becomes available, FSIS may update the product list and labels with additional items.

Any product bearing the false establishment number “EST. 1363” should be considered misbranded and unsafe to eat.

The raw pork, beef, and goat items were produced on various dates prior to September 22, 2026. The products were vacuum-sealed and packed into cardboard boxes for shipment; individual consumer packages may not bear this labeling, as retail stores may have applied their own stickers with pricing and safe handling instructions. The following products, distributed in bulk under the A&D Foods label, are subject to recall.

  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “GOAT CUT 1-1/2" 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “GOAT BURN SKIN ON CUT 1-1/2" 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “SLICE RIBEYE 4oz 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “BEEF CHUCK THIN SLICED KBQ 4 MM 20.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “BEEF OXTAIL CUT 10.00LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “BEEF SHORT RIBS SLD 3/8" REGULAR 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “SHANKS BONE IN CUT 1.5 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK GROUND 10.00LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK CHORIZO 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK CHOP B/I 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK FEET CUT 8 PCS 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK FEET CUT 6 PCS 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK RIB PIECES PREM 1" 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK BOSTON DICED 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK BOSTON SLICE 1 INCH 20.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “Menudo Mix 30.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK BOSTON THIN SLICED 3.5MM 20.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods “PORK HOCK SLICED 10.00 LBS”
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods Beef Ribs 4Bone 2" C. Cut P/Caldo
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods Beef Short Rib Thin Sliced
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods Pork Boston Butt Sliced 4MM
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods Beef Short Ribs SLD 3/8" Premium C. Cut
  • Various weight cardboard boxes containing individually vacuum-packed A&D Foods Beef Feet Cut

The products subject to recall bear false marks of inspection with establishment number “EST. 1363,” which does not have a federal grant of inspection. These items were shipped to A&D Foods, a distributor in Georgia, for further distribution to retail and restaurant locations nationwide.

For further information on this recall, please visit the USDA Recalls and Public Health Alerts web page External link opens in new window or tab..

Contact Information

Consumers or program operators with questions about the recall can contact Jennifer Joyner, Media Office Manager, Star Meat Delivery Inc. by email at starmeatdelivery@gmail.com or by phone at 252-239-0610.

If you have any other questions regarding this subject, please contact Jeremy Partsch, Office Technician, by phone at 916-322-3005 or by email at jpartsch@cde.ca.gov.

Questions:   Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609
Last Reviewed: Thursday, September 24, 2026
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