USDA Issues Alert on Uninspected Blackwing Meats Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert on Friday for multiple raw beef and pork products from Blackwing Meats in Antioch, Illinois, warning that the items were produced without federal inspection and some bear false USDA inspection marks. The affected products, manufactured between April 2024 and March 2026, were distributed to wholesale and retail locations nationwide.

The alert covers several vacuum-packed items under the Blackwing Meats and Blackwing Organic Meats labels, including 8-ounce packages of organic beef New York strip steaks, grass-fed organic beef stew meat, and organic beef steak strips; 16-ounce packages of organic ground beef; 1-pound packages of ground beef from organic beef; 12-ounce packages of ground pork made from organic pork; and 26-ounce packages of boneless center-cut pork chops made from organic pork. According to FSIS, four of the beef products feature an unauthorized establishment number, EST. 1996, within a counterfeit USDA inspection mark, while the ground beef and pork items lack any inspection labeling.

FSIS emphasized that meat produced without federal oversight may contain...