Hot Pockets Recalled For Possibly Containing 'Diseased And Unsound' Meat

Hot Pockets are one of the latest casualties in a recall of nearly nine million pounds of meat from a Northern California slaughterhouse.

Specifically, the Philly Steak & Cheese varieties have been pulled from shelves for a possible connection to the Rancho Feeding Corporation recall, which was announced by the USDA on Friday.

The Hot Pockets in question were apparently made at a facility that uses Rancho meat, according to KTLA via Gawker. The full list of affected Hot Pockets can be found here.

The food distributors involved in the recall grew from fewer than 100 establishments on Friday to more than 1,000 on Tuesday. (The full list can be found here).

"Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds [of meat] because it processed diseased and unsound animals," the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a news release. "The products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce."