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BILLINGS – More than 60 Montana grocery stores are now subject to the 8.7 million-pound Rancho Feeding Corp. meat recall, which has expanded to more than 2,000 stores nationally.

Independent grocers across the state began searching their freezers last week for the frozen sandwiches and Mexican food possibly containing meat products from the Petaluma, Calif.-based company.

The meatpacker “processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit, or full benefit, of federal inspection,” according to the Food Safety Inspection Service.

FSIS added 60 local Montana markets and convenience stores to its recall list Saturday. The update comes one week after Walmart and Smith’s supermarkets in the state were listed as having hamburger and Hot Pockets sandwiches connected to Rancho.

As with Walmart, the independent markets were flagged for 12- and two-count Nestle Hot Pockets Philly Steak and Cheese and Hot Pockets Philly Steak and Cheese Croissant sandwiches.