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

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...

Can You Spot the Issues? Why Your Floors Might Be Telling a Bigger Story

Can You Spot the Issues? Why Your Floors Might Be Telling a Bigger Story

In a well-run facility, floors do more than support your operations, they reflect them. A floor in good repair isn’t just about appearances; it signals a culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline. Here’s why floors and drains...

This Foreign Material Failure Saved Us—Here’s How We Turned It Into Quality and Operational Win!

This Foreign Material Failure Saved Us—Here’s How We Turned It Into Quality and Operational Win!

Sometimes it takes a near miss to spark real improvement. In this case, it was debris, small splinters from pails that had been stored on in storage racks underneath broken pallets. The failure was caught internally before it became a food safety...

My operation Lost over $100,000 in One Day Because of This Overlooked Failure – Don’t Make the Same Mistake!

My operation Lost over $100,000 in One Day Because of This Overlooked Failure – Don’t Make the Same Mistake!

It’s always the simple things that come back to bite you. I’ve seen this too many times in both food and beverage facilities: a small leak at a valve or gasket that’s ignored until it triggers a massive failure. One day, it cost me over $100,000...

This Simple Miss Almost Cost a Child Their Life, And It Was in a Plant I Took Over

This Simple Miss Almost Cost a Child Their Life, And It Was in a Plant I Took Over

When I took over a new plant, this is what I found, employees wearing earplugs with broken cords and hairnets worn incorrectly. It might seem minor, but it was a reflection of something much bigger, a lack of management engagement and...

March 30, 2025 – April 5, 2025 – 9 F&B Recalls (6 FDA, 3 USDA)

March 30, 2025 – April 5, 2025 – 9 F&B Recalls (6 FDA, 3 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 4/3/25 – Food & Beverage – Condiments – Potential or Undeclared Allergen-Sulfites. “The firm discovered during an internal quality testing of the products that...

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...

March 16, 2025 – March 22, 2025 – 3 F&B Recalls (2 FDA, 1 USDA)

March 16, 2025 – March 22, 2025 – 3 F&B Recalls (2 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/20/25 – Food & Beverage – Favorite Day Gourmet New York Style Cheesecake – Potential or Undeclared Allergen – Pecans. “Dessert Holdings LLC is recalling Target...

March 9, 2025 – March 15, 2025 – 7 F&B Recalls (7 FDA, 0 USDA)

March 9, 2025 – March 15, 2025 – 7 F&B Recalls (7 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/15/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Cat Food Chicken – Possible Bird Flu Health Risk. “In February, Savage Pet was made aware of one cat in Colorado who contracted H5N1...

March 2, 2025 – March 8, 2025 – 4 F&B Recalls (4 FDA, 0 USDA)

March 2, 2025 – March 8, 2025 – 4 F&B Recalls (4 FDA, 0 USDA)

Current Class 1 FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/5/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Cattle Feed – Elevated levels or deficient levels of nutrients which may be harmful to cattle. “ADM discovered this issue during routine...

February 23, 2025 – March 1, 2025 – 4 Food & Beverage Recalls (3 FDA, 1 USDA)

February 23, 2025 – March 1, 2025 – 4 Food & Beverage Recalls (3 FDA, 1 USDA)

Current FDA & USDA Recall Trends FDA Recalls / Reason(s) 3/1/25 – Animal & Veterinary – Frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats – Possible Bird Flu Health Risk. “The recall was initiated after sampling...