Recalls and Alerts: March 6–7, 2025

Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

No Alerts

United States

Food Safety Recall: A C Calderoni & Co. Inc. recalls ORGEAT ALMOND SYRUP (32 fl. oz; Batch code ACC22224) due to yeast growth in product.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Eatlove recalls Eatlove brand Organic Almond Butter Cup (51g; Batch code 11211; Expiry 25MA29; UPC 6 27987 94865 3) due to undeclared peanut.

Allergy Alert: 8 Cakes Bake Shoppe Ltd. recalls 8 Cakes brand chocolate products due to improperly declared wheat, walnut, sesame, soy and milk.

Food Safety Recall: Viandes Mehadrin (Montréal, QC) recalls Creamy Corn Soup (Best before 03/14/2025) due to generic E. coli contamination.

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Europe

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Tesco recalls Tesco Garlic Powder (45g; Batch code 78775; Best before end 02/2026; Product of China) due to undeclared peanut.

Allergy Alert (Ireland): Importer recalls Sofra Garlic Powder (100g; Batch code 011124; Best before end 05/2026) due to undeclared peanut.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Depo-Ei CV recalls Oeufs élevage en plein air / Free-range eggs (Code 1-BE-306401; Best before dates between 27/01/2025 and 24/03/2025, inclusive) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ETABLISSEMENTS FASSIER SA recalls FASSIER – NOVOVIANDE PIED CUIT / Cooked pig feet (Lot 0642829000025; Use by 26/03/2025) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): MYTILIMER recalls COOPERATIVE DES PRODUCTEURS – HUITRES DE NOIRMOUTIERS brand HUITRES FINES DE VENDEE / Oysters from Vendée (All lots) due to Norovirus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LIDL recalls L’étal du boucher brand 6 chipolatas supérieures (330g; Lot 72056738; Use by 12/03/2025) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SCHIEVER DISTRIBUTION BI1 recalls Biftecks hachés de bœuf en vrac provenant de morceaux dénervés et dégraissés faits à la demande / Ground beef (Lot 3008) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Björn Reinig – Herstellung von Fleisch- u. Wurstwaren recalls Geräucherte Bratwurst, Pfefferbeißer und Paprikaknacker / Smoked bratwurst, pepper bites and paprika crackers (Sold between 19.02.2025 and 01.03.2025) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): G.A PRODOTTI TOSCANI recalls G.A. Prodotti Toscani srl brand SALAMINO P.S. (PURO SUINO) / Pure pork salamino (0.45 kg; Lot L. 00000115; All dates) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Italy): Finittica srlu recalls ostrica concava di Sardegna “shardana” / Sardinian oysters (0.5 kg, 1.0 kg, 2.0 kg; Lot 250214F62) due to Norovirus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Coopérative des producteurs d’huîtres de Noirmoutier recalls Les Huîtres de Noirmoutier N°3 / Oysters (1 kg; Sold 21/02/202-07/03/2025) due to possible Norovirus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Fromagerie du thouet recalls Fromagerie du thouet brand Le Malvault épices (Lot 17022025; Use by 31/03/25) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): Protos recalls Smak av Gotland lammfärs / Lamb mince (500g; Best before 2025-03-11 & 2025-03-12) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Sweden): Lidl Sverige recalls Svea Lantkött brand minced lamb (500g; Best before 11-03-2025,14-03-2025) due to Salmonella contamination.

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Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (Australia): Superpop Pty Ltd recalls Movietime Popcorn + Fizz Pop Sours (110g; Best before 10 APR 2025, 10 JUN 2025, 18 JUN 2025, 09 JUL 2025, 26 AUG 2025, 25 SEP 2025) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): Supremely Gourmet recalls Supremely Gourmet brand Mint Dark Chocolate, Orange Dark Chocolate, and Premium Dark Chocolate (All batches and dates) due to undeclared milk.

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Outbreak/Illness Investigations

USA: FDA is investigating a new outbreak of three cases of Listeria monocytogenes linked to a not-yet-identified food product. Traceback and sampling have been initiated.

United States

Allergy Alert: U.S. Trading Company recalls Joy Luck Brand Dried Lily Flowers (2.5 oz; UPC 721557511008) due to undeclared sulphites.

Food Safety Recall: AKT Trading Inc. recalls certain prepared vegetable products manufactured by Choshiya Honten Co., Ltd. due to a potential risk of Clostridium botulinum.

Food Safety Alert: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets warns the public not to consume raw (unpasteurized) milk from Charles B. Curtiss dba Willow Marsh Farm due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The producer is now prohibited from selling raw milk until subsequent sampling indicates that the product is free of harmful bacteria.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Vaaniy Food Inc. recalls Vaaniy Foods brand Frozen Porotta – 6 pieces (400g; Best before Aug. 2026; UPC 8 902550 003475) due to undeclared milk.

Europe

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Carrefour recalls Carrefour brand poule fraîche « poule à bouillir » / fresh whole chicken (Expiration dates 04/03/2025, 05/03/2025 & 06/03/2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Delhaize recalls Delhaize brand Poule à bouillir (entier) / Whole chicken (Lot 410227; Use by 06/03/2025 & 07/03/2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Industry recalls Huîtres creuses, plates et moules / Hollow oysters, flat oysters and mussels (harvested from “Rivière d’Etel – La Côte” production zone since 11 February 2025) due to Norovirus contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ATELIER FOREZIEN DU FRAIS recalls DESPI LE CHARCUTIER brand MOUSSE DE FOIE PUR PORC / Pork liver mousse (Lot 059/9003; Use by 30/03/ 2025) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LE FROMAGER DES HALLES recalls Plateau Les Originales assortiment de 3 fromages pour raclette / 3-cheese assortment tray (540g; Multiple lot codes and use-by dates) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE COOPERATIVE APPROVISIONNEMENT recalls MOULE DE CORDE / mussels (Lot 156508721; Product of Ireland) due to E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): JEAN-PIERRE TALLEC-L’HERITAGE DU GOUT TALLEC recalls Tallec brand ROTI DE PORC CUIT SUPERIEUR SAUMURE ET BRUNI BIO / Superior organic cooked pork roast, brined and browned (120g; Lot 02505902; Use by 28/03/2025) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LES SALAISONS REGIONALES recalls RILLETTES D’OIE BOL BLANC / Goose rillettes in white bowl (2.2 kg; Lot 10911; Use by 24/03/2025) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Delhaize recalls Delhaize brand Poule à bouillir (entier) / Whole chicken (Lot 410227; Use by 07/03/2025) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Norway): Norske Spirer A/S recalls various Alfalfa sprout and sprout mix products due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Make it Raw recalls Make it Raw brand Spiced Apple and Buckwheat Grawnola (300g; Use by 23/07/2025) due to possible E. coli contamination.

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USDA lab finds live bird flu in Wild Coast cat food, triggering recall

The USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed the presence of viable bird flu virus (H5N1) in a sealed sample of Wild Coast Raw frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats, according to a spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).

As a result of this finding—the first time viable bird flu virus was confirmed in a previously sealed container of raw pet food—the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended a product recall.

On March 1, 2025, Wild Coast LLC complied with the FDA’s request and recalled six batches of Wild Coast Raw frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats (Lots #22660, #22653, #22641, #22639, #22672 and #22664), all with a Best Buy date of 12/25.

The timeline

On February 14, 2025, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) advised the public of two confirmed cases of bird flu in domestic cats from two separate households in the state.

Both cats had been fed Wild Coast Raw cat food, manufactured in neighboring Washington state. Both cats were euthanized due to the severity of their illness.

The WSDA sampled and analyzed the two implicated batches of cat food using PCR to detect the viral nucleic acid. Upon finding evidence of the H5 antigen (referred to as a “non-negative” or presumptive positive result), the WSDA issued a “stop sale” order for both batches and submitted the samples to the NVSL for confirmation.

On February 26, 2025, the WSDA reported on two confirmed cases of bird flu in domestic cats from two separate households in Washington state. One of the cats was euthanized due to the severity of its illness; the other was under veterinary care.

On March 1, 2025, Wild Coast LLC announced its product recall.

The significance

This is not the first instance of domestic cats contracting bird flu after being fed a commercial raw poultry-based diet.

A recent prior incident involving Northwest Naturals (an Oregon company) did not result in a product recall, as the NVSL was unable to confirm the presence of viable bird flu virus in the samples of pet food that had been submitted to the lab.

This abortive confirmation of a “non-negative” result led some commentators to suggest that the whole thing was a tempest in a teapot.

That interpretation is no longer valid.

The bird flu virus (H5N1) now has been confirmed in domestic cats from four separate households in two different states.

All four cats were confirmed to have been infected by the virus.
All four cats were fed the same brand and variety of raw cat food.
Viable bird flu virus has been confirmed by the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory to be present in sealed containers of the implicated cat food.

The outstanding question is how viable bird flu virus entered the cat food which, according to the manufacturer, was made using “USDA-passed and inspected poultry meat.”

The company’s response

In addition to the recall, Wild Coast LLC has taken several steps to respond to this situation, according to a Letter to Customers posted on the company’s website. These include:

market withdrawal of all Feline Poultry SKUs due to the uncertainty surrounding USDA-passed and inspected poultry meat and the serious impact of HPAI on cats.
transition to fully cooked poultry recipes to eliminate any potential risk. The new recipes will be in place indefinitely.

The company has pledged to work cooperatively with WSDA, the FDA and other regulatory bodies as the investigation proceeds.