March 23, 2025 – March 29, 2025 – 4 F&B Recalls (3 FDA, 1 USDA)

March 23, 2025 – March 29, 2025 – 4 F&B Recalls (3 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/28/25 – Food & Beverage – Brioche loaves, Brioche Buns – May contain undeclared milk, soy and yellow FD&C # 5. “The improper labels were applied to these 2...

2025 Recall Review Week 12

Between March 16–23, 2025, three Class 1 food recalls were announced—two by the FDA and one by the USDA. Two of these recalls (67%) were related to foreign material contamination: wood found in frozen meals and metal detected in beef stick...

2025 Recall Review Week 11

Two Recalls, One Root Cause: Packaging Integrity. SeaBear and Tri-Union Seafoods both issued recalls over the last few weeks due to packaging failures that introduced the risk of botulism. These weren’t formulation or processing errors—they were...

September 15, 2024 – September 21, 2024 – 6 Recalls (6 FDA, 0 USDA)

September 15, 2024 – September 21, 2024 – 6 Recalls (6 FDA, 0 USDA)

Industries/Products: Processed Foods, Dairy, Bakery, Dietary Supplements, Cosmetics Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 9/20/24 – Food & Beverage – Codfish Frying Mix – Potential or Undeclared...

September 8, 2024 – September 14, 2024 – 2 Recalls (1 FDA, 1 USDA)

September 8, 2024 – September 14, 2024 – 2 Recalls (1 FDA, 1 USDA)

Industries/Products: Bakery, Processed Meat Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Contributing Factor(s) 9/11/24 – Food & Beverage – Fudge Brownie – Undeclared walnuts. “The FDA was notified and the recall was...

Change Management: A Practical Approach in Manufacturing

Change Management: A Practical Approach in Manufacturing

For Food & Safety Magazine What is change management, and why do we need it in food and beverage manufacturing? Change management is a system for managing people and how change is implemented within an organization. It can be used...

April 7, 2024 – April 13, 2024 – 11 Recalls (11 FDA, 0 USDA)

April 7, 2024 – April 13, 2024 – 11 Recalls (11 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recall / Contributing Factor(s) 4/13/24 – Animal & Veterinary, Animal Feed – Meat bird 22% Crumble (RV) – Non-inclusion of Vitamin D. “Cargill’s animal nutrition business is conducting a...

March 31, 2024 – April 6, 2024 – 8 Recalls (8 FDA, 0 USDA)

March 31, 2024 – April 6, 2024 – 8 Recalls (8 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recall / Contributing Factor(s) 4/5/24 – Drugs – Hand Sanitizer Gel and Alcoholada Gel – Product contains methanol. “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 5th, 2024 – Oranjestad, Aruba, Aruba Aloe Balm...