A North Carolina supplier is pulling back 167,000 pounds of meat that never passed federal inspection, and shoppers may already have it at home without knowing.

• Star Meat Delivery is recalling the meat from restaurants and stores across the country.
• The USDA found none of it went through required federal inspection.
• Stores may have repackaged it with their own price and handling labels, so it can be impossible to spot in a fridge or freezer.
• Regulators rated it the most serious class of recall, meaning eating it could cause severe illness or death.
• No illnesses have been linked to the meat so far.

Outlook: Expect more store-level notices as retailers trace where the meat ended up, with the real risk being product already sitting in home freezers.