The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that next month it will begin listing retail stores receiving meat and poultry products involved in recalls.

"The identity of retail stores ... has always been a missing piece of information for the public during a recall," said Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, in a statement. "People want to know if they need to be on the lookout."

USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service will post on its Web site a list of retail stores that receive products subject to Class I recalls, the highest risk category, generally within three to 10 business days of issuing the recall release.

Recall announcements include the name of the establishment recalling the meat or poultry, the reason for the recall, a description of the recalled product, any identifying product codes, the recall classification and contact information at FSIS and the company involved.