Recalls and Alerts: April 3–4, 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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United States

Allergy Alert: T.W. Garner Food Company recalls Texas Pete® Habanero Buffalo Sauce (Select lots and Best before dates) due to undeclared sulfites.

Canada

Allergy Alert: Greenworld Food Express Inc. recalls Greenworld Fine Foods brand Tahini-Rashi (908g; All packages bearing lot code 231016 AND where peanut is not declared on the label; UPC 8 26988 10040 8) due to undeclared peanut.

Food Safety Recall: Aladdin’s Food recalls Aladdin’s Food brand Lean Ground Beef (Best before FE.28.25) due to possible E. coli O103 contamination.

Food Safety Recall: C. B. Powell Limited recalls Tony’s Chocolonely brand Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt (180g; Lot L162697; Date code Mar / 02 / 2026; UPC 8 50051 89750 6) and Tony’s Chocolonely brand Everything Bar (180g; Lot L4332; Date codeNov / 27 / 2025; UPC 8 50051 89752 0) due to foreign matter contamination (small stones).

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Europe

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Cordier Food Group recalls ENTREPINARES brand MANCHEGO ENTREPINARES / cheese (±180g; Lot B95613; Use by 28/04/2025) due to possible Listeria monnocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE recalls fabrication maison brand boudin noir catalan / black sausage (Lot #26042025; Use by 09/04/2025) due to Listeria monnocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LES DELICES DE CLOBERT recalls MAISON GIFFAUD brand Filets mignons fumés de porc au poivre / Smoked, peppered pork filets mignons (Lot 42/520245090; Use by 15/ 05/2025) due to Listeria monnocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): AUCHAN RETAIL SERVICES recalls Auchan brand Roti de porc Orloff / Pork roast (Sold between 27/03/2025 and 02/04/2025) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): AUCHAN RETAIL SERVICES recalls Moules de corde Espagne / Rope mussels (Sold between 25/03/2025 and 27/03/2025) due to E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): GAEC DU HAMEAU PILLET recalls GAEC du Hameau Pillet brand crême fraiche (Lots 21 & 22; Use by 20/03/2025) due to possible Listeria monnocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Ludwig Weinrich GmbH & Co. KG recalls Way To Go – Salted Caramel Vollmilchschokolade / Salted caramel milk chocolate (180g; Lot #L25083a; Best before 19.02.2026) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): SP Spezialitäten-Partner Nord AG recalls Schweineschwarten BBQ Chicharricos / BBQ pork rind (60g & 100g; Lots 0701, 1501, 1702, 0403; Best before 07.07.2025, 15.07.2025, 17.08.2025, 04.09.2025) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Tony’s Chocolonely recalls Tony’s Chocolonely Hollow Milk Caramel Sea Salt Egg and Tony’s Chocolonely Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg (242g; Multiple batch codes and Best before dates) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal).

Food Safety Recall Update (UK): Tony’s Chocolonely recalls Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt (180g; Batch codes 162633, 162614, 163061, & 163472; Best before 28 February 2026,, 28 February 2026 02 April 2026, & 22 April 2026) and Tony’s Chocolonely Everything Bar (180g; Batch codes 4331, 4332, 4333; Best before 26 November 2025, 27 November 2025, 28 November 2025) due to foreign matter contamination (small stones).

Food Safety Recall (UK): Tony’s Chocolonely recalls Tony’s Chocolonely Hollow Milk Caramel Sea Salt Egg (242g; Batch codes L0385D, L0415D, L3244D, L3254D, L3264D, L3274D, L3304D, L3384D, L3394D, L3404D, L3444D, L3454D, L3464D, L3474D; Best before June 2025) and Tony’s Chocolonely Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg (242g; Batch codes L0355D, L0345D, L0315D, L0305D, L3544D, L3534D, L3524D, L3514D, L3484D, L3374D, L3344D, L3334D, L3324D, L3314D, L3234D, L3204D, L3194D, L3184D; Best before June 2025) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal).

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Australia and New Zealand

Allergy Alert (New Zealand): The Lactation Station recalls The Lactation Station brand Coconut Cranberry Lactation Cookies (300g; Best before 140525) due to undeclared milk.

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd recalls Pams brand Afghan Oat Baked Bars (240g; Best before 16/01/2026) due to foreign matter contamination (metal).

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More than 165 infected with Salmonella in raw milk outbreak

This story by Coral Beach first appeared in Food Safety News and is reposted here with permission.

More than 165 people, mostly children, have been sickened so far by raw milk products from Raw Farm LLC.

In reports obtained by Food Safety News from the California Division of Communicable Disease Control and the California Department of Health, the Salmonella outbreak has sickened 165 people across four states. Previously the department of health was reporting a dozen sick. The most recent of the reports is from February this year. The most recent illness was recorded this past month.

“Over the last 30 plus years of practice I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease – especially foodborne illness prevention. It is beyond me to comprehend why public health would remain mute in the face of at least 165 sick, 20 hospitalized and 40 percent of the ill five years or younger – especially raw milk – a risky elixir, The more I think about this the harder it is to figure out why public health would sit on the scientific fact that a food producer of a known high-risk food is sickening hundreds. This includes overwhelming epidemiological evidence of the same WGS pattern in both humans and in milk. Setting aside the “food freedom” argument for a moment that people should be able to eat or drink what they want and feed their kids the same; what about simply informing the public of the facts and letting the public decide for themselves?” said Bill Marler, a Seattle food safety attorney and publisher of Food Safety News.

The number of patients in the outbreak is likely much higher than the numbers reported by the Division of Communicable Disease Control because of underreporting. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that for every confirmed patient in a Salmonella outbreak, there are 29 unreported patients.

Raw Farm LLC, formerly doing business as Organic Pastures, is implicated in the outbreak.

Portions of two reports obtained by Food Safety News were redacted. The outbreak covered in the reports began in the fall of 2023. The median age of patients in the outbreak that sickened 165 people was seven.

“Organic Pastures, aka Raw Farm, a brand of raw milk and other brands of raw milk have been linked to multiple previous outbreaks (of) STEC O157, STEC O103, Campylobacter,” according to the report from the Division of Communicable Disease Control.

The agency reported that the Salmonella outbreak, which affected 165 patients, is the largest in the past decade associated with raw milk. Tests of raw milk from the Raw Farm dairy and raw milk in patient homes matched the outbreak strain of Salmonella.

Fourteen percent of patients with known information required have hospitalization.

Raw Farm ceased production and issued a recall on Oct. 24, 2023, but resumed sales on Oct. 31. Of the patients with information available, 93 percent reported consuming Raw Farm LLC raw milk.

2024 Raw Farm LLC Recalls and Outbreaks:

February 2024 E. coli Raw Milk Cheese Outbreak and Recall

Other 2023 Raw Farm LLC Recalls and Outbreaks:

May 2023 Campylobacter Raw Milk Recall
August 2023 Salmonella Cheese Recall

Here is bit of history:

Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm

Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020

Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks:

September 2006 Raw Milk E.coli Outbreak: 6 ill/2 HUS
September 2007 Raw Cream Listeria Recall
December 2007 Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak: 8 ill
September 2008 Raw Cream Campylobacter Recall
November 2011 Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak: 5 ill/3 HUS
May 2012 Campylobacter Raw Milk/Cream Outbreak: 10 ill, reported illnesses from Jan. thru April
October 2015 Campylobacter Raw Milk Recall
January 2016 E. coli Raw Milk Outbreak: 9 ill/2 HUS

About raw milk

According to the California Division of Communicable Disease Control, raw milk, or unpasteurized milk, is not grass-fed of organic labels. It is about pasteurization. Milk that has not been pasteurized has been shown in numerous recalls and outbreaks to be contaminated with one or more pathogens, including E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter, and Brucella.

From 2009 through 2021, unpasteurized raw milk was associated with 143 outbreaks.

“Pasteurization is considered one of public health’s most effective food safety interventions,” according to the California Division of Communicable Disease.

“Before its use, millions became sick and died from tuberculosis, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and other diseases.”

Pasteurization was initially developed for wine in the 1850s and adopted for milk about 20 years later. In the 1920s and 1930s, pasteurization of milk became the norm. Now, the sale of raw milk across state lines is prohibited by federal law.

Pasteurization has repeatedly been shown to not decrease milk’s beneficial properties.

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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: CDC is investigating 205 reports of suspected lead poisoning linked to Cinnamon Applesauce products. This includes 67 confirmed cases, 122 probable cases, and 16 suspect cases. Incidents under investigation have been identified in 33 states.

Public Health Advisory: FDA advises restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of oysters and consumers not to eat oysters from Pacific Oyster Fanny Bay, harvested on 11/08/2023 from harvest area BC 14- 8 with Landfile # 1402294 and Oyster Malaspina Live, harvested on 11/09/2023 from harvest area BC 14-8 with Landfile # 278761 and shipped to distributors in Utah and Wisconsin because they may be contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni.

Allergy Alert: Astor Chocolate Corporation recalls Burnt Caramel Candy Bars (Lot 0101614649; Best by 12/11/2024; UPC 4099100202809) due to undeclared coconut.

Food Safety Recall: Scanga Meat Company recalls approximately 563 pounds of ground beef products due to possible E. coli O103 contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Pet Food Safety Recall: Blue Ridge Beef recalls Blue Ridge Beef brand Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix, and Puppy Mix (2-lb plastic-wrapped tubes; All lot numbers and Best by dates from N24 1114 to N24 1224; UPC 8 54298 00101 6, 8 54298 00243 6, & 8 54298 00169 6, respectively) due to Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

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Canada

OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE: PHAC reports 7 deaths and 164 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella infections linked to contaminated cantaloupes from Mexico. Cases have been reported in British Columbia (18), Alberta (4), Ontario (21), Quebec (111), Prince Edward Island (2), New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia (4) and Newfoundland and Labrador (2). Sixty-one (61) victims have been hospitalized. Additional cases are under investigation.

Food Safety Recall: GDE Grocery Delivery E-Services Canada Inc. recalls Factor brand Parmesan Pesto Chicken with Steamed Spinach, Roasted Green Beans & Grape Tomatoes (325g; Best before 2023 DE 25) due to possible undercooking.

Food Safety Recall: Industry recalls multiple brands of energy drinks due to various non-compliances related to caffeine content and labelling requirements. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

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Europe

Allergy Alert (Belgium): AFSCA orders recall of Buhara brand Kerrie Masala / Curry Masala (Lot 422832023; Best before 10/10/2025) due to undeclared mustard.

Allergy Alert (France): MONOPRIX HOLDING recalls MONOPRIX brand SAUMON DUO DE RIZ Petits pois / Salmon with rice and peas (300g; Lot 341 E341; Use by 18/01/2024) due to undeclared egg.

Allergy Alert (Netherlands): DekaMarkt recalls Gran Pavesi Crackers mais / Corn crackers (150g; All Best before dates), Gran Pavesi Crackers olive (150g; All Best before dates) and Gran Pavesi Crackers classic (180g; All Best before dates) due to undeclared gluten.

Allergy Alert (UK): Jumbo Midlands Ltd recalls Home Taste Suya Mix (80g; Batch code IAN0222SM; Best before end of April 2024) due to undeclared peanuts.

Allergy Alert (UK): Country Kitchen recalls Double Chocolate Chip Muffins (Best before 26 December 2023 and 2 January 2024) due to undeclared egg.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): dennree Naturkost GmbH recalls dennree Goji Beeren getrocknet / Dried goji berries (100g & 250g; Best before dates from 28.03.2024 – 21.07.2024 and 28.03.2024 – 18.07.2024, respectively) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Austria): Alnatura recalls Alnatura Gojibeeren / Goji berries (Best before dates from 04.07.2024 to 22.10.2024) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): AFSCA orders recall of various Isla Délice deli products due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Cora recalls various Isla Délice deli products due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Lidl Belgique recalls Saint Alby Selection brand pâté cuit au four, aux champignons des bois / Oven-cooked pâté with wild mushrooms (~150g; Use by 25/12/2023, 30/12/2023 & 01/01/2024) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Belgium): ISLA DELICE recalls ISLA DELICE brand SAVEURDELICE GOUT BŒUF (230g & 500g; Lots 33200015 & 33140007, respectively; Best before 14/05/2024 & 08/05/2024, respectively) and ISLA DELICE brand ID LES TRANCHETTES AUX OLIVES (10 slices / 120g; Lots 33340094 & 33350042; Best before 07/01/2024 & 08/01/2024, respectively) due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): Industry recalls FONT SAINT HUILE 03 BEZENET brand LES FROMAGES FERMIERS AU LAIT CRU: BEZENET, TOMMES, DEMI-SECS / Raw milk farm cheeses (All lots) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): FROMAGERIE DE HYELZAS recalls FEDOU brand BRIQUE MEJEANNE Cheese (Lot 23.333.002; Best before 09/01/2024) due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): SAS FROMAGERIE DONSIMONI recalls DONSIMONI brand PETIT BREBIS AU LAIT CRU / Raw sheep’s milk cheese (180g; Lot 140108; Best before 04/02/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): AUVERGNE VIANDE recalls AUVERGNE VIANDE brand Chorizo U / Sausage (Lot 47; Use by 21/01/2024) due to Salmonella contamination and possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LE FUMOIR SAS recalls saslefumoir brand Saumon fumé Norvège prétranché machine / Sliced smoked Norwegian salmon (1 kg; Lot 11173011; Use by 01/01/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ALDI CENTRALE D’ACHAT recalls REGAL AUX OLIVES HALAL / Sliced Halal deli meat with olives (120g; Lots 33320036 & 33350029; Use by 05/01/2024 & 08/01/2024, respectively) due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): ALDI CENTRALE D’ACHAT recalls CACHIR GOUT BOEUF / Beef deli meat (500g; Lot 33170031; Use by 11/05/2024) due to possible Clostridium botulinum contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): DETA DISTRIBUTION E. Leclerc recalls E. Leclerc Bellaing brand Rillettes de saumon / Salmon patties (Lot 336; Use by 08/12/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): STEPADIS SUPER-U Villebois Lavalette recalls U brand Jambon cuit supérieur découenné dégraissé torchon / Boneless, rindless Superior cooked ham (Lot 01222044; Use by 20/12/2023) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): L’ATELIER DU FROMAGE recalls Saint-Nectaire AOP fermier – pré -emballé / Prewrapped farm-style cheese (Lots A33480084 & A33500041; Use by 27/12/2023 & 29/12/2023, respectively) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LOSFELD DISTRIBUTION recalls MORBIER LAIT CRU / Raw milk cheese (All lots; All Best before dates between 09/12/2023 and 09/01/2024) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (France): LE VIEUX BOURG Fromagerie du lié recalls RondChon cheese (Lot S46; Best before 29/01/2024) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH recalls Alnatura Gojibeeren / Goji berries (100g; Best before dates from 04.07.2024 to 22.10.2024) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): BIO Company SE recalls BIO COMPANY Gojibeeren getrocknet / Dried goji berries (100g; Lot D308280; Best before 28.05.2024) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): dennree GmbH recalls dennree Goji-Beeren getrocknet / Dried goji berries (100g & 250g; Best before dates from 28.03.2024 – 21.07.2024 and 28.03.2024 – 18.07.2024, respectively) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Germany): Gärtner Carl recalls Hirschfleisch, verpackt / Packaged venison (Lot 31.10.2023; Best before 31.10.2024) due to shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Alnatura recalls Alnatura brand Baies de Goji / Goji berries (100g; Best before dates from 04.07.2024 to 22.10.2024) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg): Cobolux Production SA recalls HACHE MELANGE LS / Mixed ground meat (Lot 20231204; Use by 10.12.2023) due to Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Switzerland): Fromagerie Moléson SA recalls Le Duo des Gors brand Käse / cheese (180g; Lot 200223046242; Best before 06.01.2024) due to shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Food Safety Recall (UK): Route des Terroirs recalls Morbier Maison Monts & Terroirs Chalet De Vevy Raw Cows’ Milk Cheese (All batch codes; All best before dates up to and including 24 January 2024) due to possible shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

Food Safety Recall (Australia): Woolworths recalls Woolworths Shortcrust Summer Berry Mince Pies (6-pack; Best before 13/06/2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal).

Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Woolworths New Zealand Ltd recalls Woolworths brand Shortcrust Summer Berry Mince Pies (360g; Best before 12/06/2024 and 13/06/2024) due to possible foreign matter contamination (metal).

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