Recalls and Alerts: February 13–15, 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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“A complete and compelling account of the hidden and not-so-hidden ways the food we give our beloved pets can be contaminated.” JoNel Aleccia, Health Reporter, Food & Nutrition, The Associated Press.

“An invaluable resource for busy pet owners” – Food Safety News

Available from all major on-line retailers, including:


Outbreak/Illness Investigations

No Alerts

United States

Public Health Alert (Allergy Alert): FSIS issues a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry pasties due to undeclared egg. Please see the FSIS notice for a complete list of affected products. A recall was not requested because the affected products are no longer available for purchase.

Public Health Alert: Washington State Departent of Agriculture issues public health alert for Wild Coast LLC – Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food feline formula (Lots #22660 and #22664; Best by 12/2025) due to possible H5N1 (bird flu) virus contamination.

Allergy Alert: JE Bakery 2019, LLC recalls Raisin Bran Muffin (12 oz (6-count); Sell by 2/18/2025; UPC 0 29341-00233) due to undeclared walnuts.

Food Safety Recall: Common Sense Soap recalls approximately 33,899 pounds of beef tallow that was processed, packaged, and labeled on behalf of Lady May Tallow without the benefit of federal inspection. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: PIU CHE DOLCI INC. recalls Sweet Cream Mini Patisseries (Multiple packaging formats; All best before dates from 2025/06/17 up to and including 2025/11/15) due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Sultan Food Products recalls Sultan Food Products brand Fried Falafel with Tahini Sauce (500g; Batch codes 25NO30 Best Before 24150 & 25NO30 Best Before 24152; UPC 8 26988 29061 1) due to undeclared peanut.

Europe

Food Safety Recall (France): SCHIEVER DISTRIBUTION BI1 recalls bulk ground beefsteak (Lot 1/2 21500151) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SAUCISSONS MOIROUD recalls Saucissons Moiroud brand pure pork dried sausage (Multiple formats, Lot codes, and Best before dates) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): RUMEAU LA FUXEENNE DES VIANDES recalls STEAK HACHE / Ground beef (Multiple lot codes and Use by dates) due to E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

Pet Treat Safety Alert Update (UK): The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising dog owners not to feed their pets specific dog chews from China following concerns from the European Union (EU) of a possible link to serious behavioural changes. If vets suspect cases associated with dog chews, they can report them through the Food Standards Agency to foodincidents@food.gov.uk adding reference number I-009-004.

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Foodland Promotions recalls The Little Dough Co. Mini Fruit Hot Cross Buns x9 (Date marking 03/03/25) due to foreign matter contamination (glass).

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Hail and farewell, CDC

Donald Trump and RFK, Jr. have wasted no time in digging the CDC’s grave.

In a move reported today by multiple reputable news outlets (including CBS, NPR, and Fortune) the Department of Health and Human Services has ordered the CDC to eliminate nearly 1,300 probationary workers at the federal agency, decimating the agency’s workforce.

Probationary workers include those workers who are recent hires, as well as long-time workers who were promoted into more senior positions, including management roles.

The firings represent about 10% of the agency’s workforce and include almost one half of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officers—the agency’s “disease detectives.”

The EIS firings will drastically impact the ability of the CDC to track the source of disease outbreaks, including foodborne diseases.

The CDC has not issued any news release about the firings. In fact, the CDC has not issued a news release on any topic since January 10, 2025.

It is safe to say that this is only the beginning.

In addition to these layoffs, the Trump/RFK administration has imposed restrictions on what research may be undertaken at the CDC and placed an embargo (“for the time being”) on submission of papers to scientific journals by CDC scientists, according to NPR.

Sadly, we can no longer rely upon the CDC for timely news of foodborne disease (or any other kind of disease) outbreaks.

While eFoodAlert cannot substitute for the CDC, I promise that we shall do our best to share whatever news is available.

I pledge to monitor all state departments of health and departments of agriculture websites and to communicate in a timely fashion any news that impacts the safety of the US consumers, especially as it relates to the food supply.

I call on all other news outlets to do the same.

Recalls and Alerts: February 11–12, 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.

If you would like to receive automatic email alerts for all new articles posted on eFoodAlert, please submit your request using the sidebar link.



“A complete and compelling account of the hidden and not-so-hidden ways the food we give our beloved pets can be contaminated.” JoNel Aleccia, Health Reporter, Food & Nutrition, The Associated Press.

“An invaluable resource for busy pet owners” – Food Safety News

Available from all major on-line retailers, including:


Outbreak/Illness Investigations

No Alerts

United States

Food Safety Alert (Update): FDA advises restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain oysters from Louisiana Harvest Area 3, due to potential Norovirus contamination. The implicated oysters were distributed to Alabama (AL), Arkansas (AR), Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maryland (MD), Mississippi (MS), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), and Texas (TX). 

Food Safety Recall: AKT Trading Inc recalls CHOSHIYA brand MENMA AJITSUKE PREPARED BAMBOO SHOOTS (8.8oz; Expiry date 1/29/2025; UPC 4983673527332) due to Clostridium botulinum contamination.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Mondelez Canada Inc. recalls Christie brand Original Mini Ritz Crackers (200g; Best before 2025 JN 22, 2025 JN 23, 2025 JN 24; UPC 0 66721 02774 0) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall: Fromagerie au gré des champs inc. (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) recalls Fromage LE BRUANT / Cheese (All package sizes; All product sold since 16 December 2024) due to possible Staphylococcus aureus contamination.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Allergy Alert (UK-Northern Ireland): McGees recalls McGees Steak Burgers (420g; Batch codes 040225 and 060225; Use by 14 February 2025 and 16 February 2025, respectively) due to undeclared soy, sulphites, and wheat (gluten).

Hong Kong and Singapore

No Alerts

Australia and New Zealand

No Alerts

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TAINTED formats 3
“Reads like a true crime novel” – Food Safety News

Interested in learning more about food safety and the history of foodborne disease outbreaks and investigations?

Click on the link to listen to a short excerpt, then follow the buy links to add a digital, print or audio copy to your personal library.

Chapter 6. Birth of a Pathogen

TAINTED is available in digital format from all major on-line retailers. Press the button to go directly to your preferred digital bookstore.


Links to national recall sites

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Czechia (Czech Republic)

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland (Republic of)

Israel

Italy

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Romania

Singapore

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Spain (food safety alerts)

Spain (allergy alerts)

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States of America (FDA)

United States of America (USDA/FSIS)