Industries/Products: Prepared Foods, Produce, Meat, Puppy Food
Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends
FDA
Recalls / Reason(s)
- 12/7/24 – Food & Beverage – Whole Cucumbers – May be contaminated with Salmonella.
- “The recall was as the result of our supplier recalling cucumbers from SunFed Produce, LLC that were associated with reported illnesses associated with possible Salmonella (Additional information can be found here: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sunfed-produce-llc-recalls-whole-fresh-american-cucumbers-because-possible-health-risks-due) These cucumbers were repacked by Hardie’s Fresh Foods. Hardies’ Fresh Foods has ceased the production and distribution of the product.” 1
- 12/6/24 – Food & Beverage – Mediterranean Inspired Party Tray – May be contaminated with Salmonella.
- “F&S Fresh Foods, Riverside, CA is recalling Mediterranean Inspired Party Tray 22 oz. The recall was initiated after F&S Fresh Foods was notified that Grecian Delight Tzatziki sauce supplied to F&S Fresh Foods may be contaminated with Salmonella because it contains cucumbers recalled by Sunfed Produce, LLC. (Link to Sunfed recall on the FDA website can be found HERE.)” 2
- 12/6/24 – Food & Beverage – The Beef & Lamb Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits – May be contaminated with Salmonella.
- “Baloian Farms of Arizona Co. (Baloian) has initiated a recall of cucumbers due to possible health risks due to salmonella. As a result, Fresh Creative Foods is voluntarily recalling one product that contains cucumbers in the tzatziki sauce included in the kit.” 3
- 12/5/24 – Food & Beverage – Multiple sushi products with cucumber – Potential Foodborne Illness/Salmonella.
- “Yummi Sushi LLC. of Farmers Branch, TX is assisting in a voluntary Kroger Store recall for cucumbers purchased from Sunfed Produce LLC Recall (purchased from Kroger Stores) due to possible contamination with Salmonella.” 4
- 12/5/24 – Food & Beverage – Multiple items with cucumbers – Potential Foodborne Illness/Salmonella.
- “Supreme Service Solutions LLC. (dba Supreme Produce) of Farmers Branch, TX is assisting in a voluntary Kroger Store recall for cucumbers purchased from Sunfed Produce LLC Recall (purchased from Kroger Stores) due to possible contamination with Salmonella.” 5
- 12/5/24 – Food & Beverage – Hushpuppies with Onions, Hushpuppies – Potential or Undeclared Allergen – Milk.
- “On November 29, 2024, during an internal review of the label, the firm discovered that they did not have milk listed in the “ingredients” or “contains” sections. Upon this discovery, and out of an abundance of caution, the firm decided to report this labeling error to North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the Food & Drug Administration.” 6
- 12/4/24 – Food & Beverage – Multiple products with cucumbers – Potential Foodborne Illness/Salmonella.
- “This recall is in connection to a previous recall released by Sunfed Produce, LLC. dated November 27, 2024. Products involved in this recall were packed between October 12, 2024, and November 29, 2024.” 7
- 12/4/24 – Animal & Veterinary, Pet Food – Puppy Mix – Potential Foodborne Illness – Salmonella.
- “The problem was discovered when a customer’s litter of puppies became ill and reported the issue to VDACS” 8
- 12/4/24 – Food & Beverage – Cut cucumber slices – Potential Foodborne Illness/Salmonella.
- “BENTONVILLE, Ark. Dec. 3, 2024 – Following a recall initiated by SunFed Produce, LLC, Walmart Inc. has voluntarily recalled Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices, produced in select stores, due to the potential for Salmonella The recall was initiated because this product may contain recalled whole cucumbers supplied by SunFed Produce, LLC of Rio Rico, AZ, which initiated a recall after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) notified SunFed that the cucumbers described above were associated with reported salmonellosis illnesses between October 12 – November 15, 2024.” 9
- 12/2/24 – Food & Beverage – Whole Fresh American Cucumbers – Potential Foodborne Illness – Salmonella.
- “Nogales, AZ (Nov. 29, 2024) – Baloian Farms of Arizona Co., Inc. (Baloian) is recalling all sizes of whole fresh American cucumbers packaged in bulk cardboard containers labeled with the “Pamela” brand, a generic white box with a sticker that provides the implicated grower’s name, “Agrotato, S.A. de C.V.,” or a clear PamPak branded bag of 6 individual cucumbers with the UPC 8 2540107010 6 (photos below). The recalled cucumbers were sold between October 12, 2024, through November 26, 2024, and are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.” 10
- 12/2/24 – Food & Beverage – Cucumbers and salads with kit – Potential Foodborne Illness/Salmonella.
- “Russ Davis Wholesale of Wadena, MN, is recalling multiple products out of an abundance of caution because they contain recalled cucumbers from Baloian Farms which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.” 11
- 12/2/24 – Food & Beverage – Curly Mustard Greens – Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes.
- “Norman Park, GA – December 2, 2024 – Baker Farms is recalling their Baker Farms Curly Mustard, 16 oz. plastic bags with BEST BY 11-21-2024, UPC: 8 13098 02018 4, Lot Code: bak144-6806 due to contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, a Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.” 12
USDA
- 12/4/24 – Food – Ready-to-Eat Frozen Chicken Products – Without the Benefit of Import Reinspection.
- “The problem was discovered by FSIS inspection personnel who determined that the products were not presented for FSIS import reinspection.” 13
- 12/2/24 – Food – Pork Products – Ineligible to Export
- “The problem was discovered when FSIS was performing surveillance activities at a warehouse and found mortadella bologna products that did not have the USDA mark of inspection.” 14
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