April 13, 2025 – April 19, 2025 – 5 F&B Recalls (4 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends

FDA

Recalls / Reason(s)

  • 4/18/25 – Food & Beverage – Gerber® Soothe N Chew® Teething Sticks – Potential choking hazard for babies and young children.
    • “We are issuing a second press release about this recall due to recent reports of recalled product still available for sale on some retailer shelves and online. The previous announcement on January 31st is linked hereExternal Link Disclaimer and on FDA’s recall page.” 1
  • 4/18/25 – Food & Beverage – Enoki Mushrooms – Due to possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
    • “The contamination was discovered after samples were collected from a store in Buffalo, NY and subsequent analysis by NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Laboratory revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in some 200g packages of Enoki Mushroom.” 2
  • 4/17/25 – Food & Beverage – Soybean Paste – Undeclared wheat.
    • “This recall was initiated after the United States Food and Drug Administration discovered during a routine inspection that the product declared flour as an ingredient, but wheat (an allergen) was undeclared.” 3
  • 4/16/25 – Food & Beverage – Spermidine/Spermidin – Undeclared wheat.
    • “The recall was initiated after a Supplement Manufacturing Partner investigation following a test of the product. It was discovered that product containing wheat was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of wheat. The mislabeled product has been removed from sale.” 4

USDA

  • 4/19/25 – Food – Pork Carnitas – Due to possible extraneous material.
    • “The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that during routine process checks they found equipment damage that may have contaminated the carnitas products with pieces of metal.” 5

1 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/recall-reminder-gerber-products-company-previously-recalled-and-discontinued-all-batches-gerberr

2 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/harvest-nyc-inc-recalls-enoki-mushroom-due-possible-health-risk

3 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/may-flower-international-inc-issue-allergy-alert-undeclared-wheat-beijing-soybean-paste

4 https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/supplement-manufacturing-partner-inc-issues-recall-dorado-nutrition-brand-spermidine-supplement-10mg

5 https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-pork-carnitas-products-due-possible-extraneous

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