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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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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Recalls and Alerts: February 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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“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

USA: FDA reports an outbreak of 18 confirmed cases of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses linked to consumption of mini-pastries imported from Italy. One person has been hospitalized.

United States

Food Safety Alert: 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 oysters were shipped to distributors and retailers in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas and may have been distributed to other states as well. 

Food Safety Recall: Turkana Food Inc. recalls of Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste (1-lb jar; Lot 120824-01; Expiration date August 2026; UPC 854643003054) due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Food Safety Recall: FGF, LLC recalls 2,017,614 cases comprising multiple varieties of donuts and bakery items due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the Enforcement Report for a complete list of affected products.

Canada

Allergy Alert: David Roberts Food Corp. recalls David Roberts Gourmet brand Nut & Honey Mix (350g; Best before 2025-JL-10) due to undeclared wheat and sesame.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Manufacturer recalls specific batches of various Old Irish Creamery Cheese brand Cheddar Cheese products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Lidl Ireland recalls Deluxe Walnut Cheddar Cheese Wedge and Deluxe Oak Smoked Cheddar Cheese Wedge (150g; Best before 11/05/2025; Product of Ireland) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Lidl recalls Alpenfest Style Salted Mini Pretzels Milk Chocolate and Alpenfest Style Salted Mini Pretzels Dark Chocolate (140g; Batch code 8509; Best before 28/02/2025; Product of Hungary) because the products may cause a burning sensation in the mouth when consumed.

Food Safety Recall Update (UK): Lidl recalls four Alpenfest Salted Mini Pretzel products that may cause a burning sensation in the mouth when consumed. Please refer to the recall notice for an updated list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall Update (UK): Lidl Northern Ireland recalls additional Deluxe Cheddar Cheese Wedge products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for an updated list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall: Nortura and Coop recall shell eggs due to elevated levels of vitamin D in the egg yolks. The elevated vitamin D resulted from the presence of excessive vitamin D in the poultry feed. Please refer to the recall notice for a list of affected eggs.

Hong Kong and Singapore

Food Safety Recall (Singapore): Q.B. Food Trading Pte Ltd recalls various Cape Herb & Spice products due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of plastic). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.

Food Safety Recall (Singapore): Le Petit Depot Pte Ltd recalls Reflets De France’s Morbier
AOP au lait cru
(250 g; Lot #015; Use by 29 March 2025; Product of France) due to shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination.

Australia and New Zealand

No Alerts

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Italian mini-pastries sicken 87 in USA and Canada. CDC silent.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has traced a US outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis to consumption of frozen mini-pastries imported from Italy.

Eighteen (18) people in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania have been infected with the outbreak strain, which is identical to the strain that has infected 69 individuals in Canada.

One person in the US and 22 in Canada required hospitalization.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not posted any notice of this outbreak on its website.

The CDC website is currently undergoing modification, according to a notice featured prominently on each page of the agency website.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) first reported on this illness outbreak on January 19, 2025, and updated its report on January 29th.

Outbreak cases in Canada have been reported in British Columbia (4), Alberta (3), Ontario (24), Québec (37), and New Brunswick (1).

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) linked the Canadian illnesses to consumption of Sweet Cream brand mini pastries, imported from Italy.

The Sweet Cream brand mini pastries were recalled in Canada on January 18, 2025. On January 29, 2025, a separate recall of certain D. Effe T. brand pastries (also from Italy) was announced after one of the outbreak illnesses was believed to be associated with consumption of this brand.

According to the FDA, these same pastries were imported into the US by two distributors, both of whom were contacted by the agency. One of the distributors had no remaining product on hand; the other quarantined all remaining product on hand and informed all of their downstream customers of the recall.

In the US, the mini pastries were distributed in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to food service locations such as hotel cafes, bakeries, institutions, and restaurants. The mini pastries were also served at catered events.

According to the FDA, the recalled products should no longer be available for sale.

  • Food service customers who received the recalled product should follow FDA’s safe handling and cleaning recommendations and use extra care in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with recalled products to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
  • Contact your healthcare provider if you think you may have developed symptoms of a Salmonella infection.

The following advice applies to individuals, as well as retailers, distributors and food service establishments such as grocery stores, bakeries, hotels, restaurants, cafeterias as well as facilities such as hospitals and retirement residences across Canada: 

  • Check to see if you have the recalled products in your home or establishment by looking for the specific product name and size, UPC and codes in the recall alert.
  • Do not consume, serve, use, sell or distribute recalled products.
  • Throw out or return recalled products to the location where they were purchased. Consumers or establishments who are unsure if they have purchased the recalled products are advised to contact their retailer or supplier where the products were purchased.
  • Do not cook food for other people if you’ve been diagnosed with a Salmonella infection or any other gastrointestinal illness.
  • Contact your health care provider if you think you’re experiencing symptoms of Salmonella infection.

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