September 1, 2025 – September 6, 2025 – 2 Recalls (2 FDA, 0 USDA)

September 1, 2025 – September 6, 2025 – 2 Recalls (2 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 9/4/25 – Food & Beverage – Frozen Peas and Carrots, Mixed Vegetables – Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. “The recall was the result of...

August 17, 2025 – August 23, 2025 – 6 Recalls (5 FDA, 1 USDA)

August 17, 2025 – August 23, 2025 – 6 Recalls (5 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 8/22/25 – Food & Beverage – Frozen Raw Shrimp – Possible contamination with radionuclide (Cesium-137). “Beaver Street Fisheries, LLC of Jacksonville, FL is voluntarily...

August 10, 2025 – August 16, 2025 – 7 Recalls (7 FDA, 0 USDA)

August 10, 2025 – August 16, 2025 – 7 Recalls (7 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 8/14/25 – Food & Beverage – Brie Royal Faucon Cheese – Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. “The recall was initiated after the foreign...

August 3, 2025 – August 9, 2025 – 3 Recalls (3 FDA, 0 USDA)

August 3, 2025 – August 9, 2025 – 3 Recalls (3 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 8/9/25 – Drugs – OTC antiseptic lotion soaps, external analgesics, antimicrobial foam soaps, and antiseptic cleansers – Contamination with Burkholderia cepacia...

July 13, 2025 – July 19, 2025 – 11 Recalls (10 FDA, 1 USDA)

July 13, 2025 – July 19, 2025 – 11 Recalls (10 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 7/18/25 – Food & Beverage – Golden Raisins – Undeclared sulfites. “The recall was initiated after routine sampling by the New York State Department of...

July 6, 2025 – July 12, 2025 – 6 Recalls (5 FDA, 1 USDA)

July 6, 2025 – July 12, 2025 – 6 Recalls (5 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 7/11/25 – Food & Beverage – Fresh sliced and Cremini sliced mushrooms – Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes. “The potential for...

June 22, 2025 – June 28, 2025 – 5 Recalls (3 FDA, 2 USDA)

June 22, 2025 – June 28, 2025 – 5 Recalls (3 FDA, 2 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 6/27/25 – Drugs – Cefazolin for Injection, USP, 1 gm vial – Potential Presence of Penicillin G Potassium Injection Vial. “Sandoz, Inc. (“Sandoz”) is initiating a...

June 8, 2025 – June 14, 2025 – 7 Recalls (5 FDA, 2 USDA)

June 8, 2025 – June 14, 2025 – 7 Recalls (5 FDA, 2 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 6/13/25 – Food & Beverage – Gummy products – Undeclared allergen – peanut. “This voluntary recall was initiated after the retailer, ALDI, conducted...

You Can’t See It, But It’s Sabotaging Your Operation from the Inside

You Can’t See It, But It’s Sabotaging Your Operation from the Inside

They’re invisible. They’re resilient. And they could be the reason your plant keeps chasing the same sanitation, downtime, and quality issues—over and over again. Biofilms aren’t just buildup or poor cleaning—they’re microbial strongholds that...

If You See This, Investigate it Immediately!

If You See This, Investigate it Immediately!

Don’t Let a Small Leak Become a Catastrophic Failure What might seem like a small leak from a pipe joint is a signal that something much more dangerous is brewing. That drip or burnt product around the clamp? It’s not just about product loss. It...

Sealing the Gaps: Why Hidden Spaces Under Equipment Could Be Your Biggest Sanitation Risk

Sealing the Gaps: Why Hidden Spaces Under Equipment Could Be Your Biggest Sanitation Risk

In today’s food and beverage manufacturing environments, sanitation isn’t just about the visible surfaces, it’s about the spaces we don’t see. One of the most overlooked vulnerabilities lies at the base of equipment legs on the floor. While these...

Rework Roulette: Are You Managing Risk or Just Spinning the Wheel?

Rework Roulette: Are You Managing Risk or Just Spinning the Wheel?

Rework is one of the biggest challenges in manufacturing plants, often lurking in warehouse corners, cluttered and unmanaged. But before diving into reworking defective products, ask yourself: Is it worth it? Too often, the cost savings of rework...