USDA&FSN -February 2025 -Recalls – Food Safety Alerts – Previous Month & last day of prior month updates


** Cauliflower pizza shells recalled because of plastic in product

By News Desk on February 27, 2025

Deiorio Foods Inc. of Utica, NY is recalling certain Gluten Free Friendly Cauliflower shells because of white fragments of plastic, varying in length and width, in the product.

According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Jan. 24, 2025, and…Continue Reading

** FRESNO, Calif. – February 22, 2025 – Lyons Magnus LLC (“Lyons Magnus”) today announced that it is voluntarily recalling 4 oz. Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes due to the potential for the products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Lyons Magnus is taking this action in response to a recall of the products by their manufacturer, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. (“Prairie Farms”) from the Prairie Farms facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Anyone who has a recalled product in his or her possession should quarantine the recalled products. Consumers with questions may visit the Lyons Magnus website at ***.lyonsmagnus.comExternal Link Disclaimer for more information or contact us at frozenshakerecall@lyonsmagnus.com.

The recalled products are:

Key Item Number Product Name BB (Best By) 
11733ReadyCare Frozen Vanilla Shake022125 to 022126
21734ReadyCare Frozen Chocolate Shake022125 to 022126
31735ReadyCare Frozen Strawberry Shake022125 to 022126
41736ReadyCare Frozen Vanilla Shake NSA022125 to 022126
51737ReadyCare Frozen Strawberry Shake NSA022125 to 022126
61747ReadyCare Frozen Chocolate Shake Plus022125 to 022126
71749ReadyCare Frozen Strawberry Shake Plus022125 to 022126
81754ReadyCare Frozen Vanilla Shake Plus022125 to 022126
91844ReadyCare Frozen Strawberry Banana Shake NSA022125 to 022126
103633ReadyCare Frozen Chocolate Shake NSA022125 to 022126
113338Imperial Frozen Vanilla Shake022125 to 022126
123339Imperial Frozen Chocolate Shake022125 to 022126
133340Imperial Frozen Strawberry Shake022125 to 022126
143341Imperial Frozen Vanilla Shake NSA 
153342Imperial Frozen Strawberry Shake NSA 
163364Imperial Frozen Strawberry Banana Shake NSA 
173699Imperial Frozen Chocolate Shake NSA 

About Lyons Magnus
A leader in the food industry, Lyons Magnus produces and markets a wide array of products for the global foodservice and food ingredient channels. Lyons Magnus’ expertise includes a robust product development platform and the ability to commercialize both custom formulations and premium Lyons brand products.

Contacts
Aaron Palash / Spencer Hoffman / Catherine Simon Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
+1 212-355-4449

** Tuna recalled from Costco, Trader Joe’s, Walmart and more retailers because of the potential for botulism poisoning

Sold at: Select Walmart Stores in AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, WA

**  02/25/2025 Melville, NY. Ascent Consumer Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of SinuCleanse Soft Tip Squeeze Bottle Nasal Wash System to the consumer level. The recall is being initiated due to a confirmed test result of microbial contamination of the product with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). SinuCleanse Soft Tip Squeeze Bottle Nasal Wash System is used as a nasal wash of the nasal passages to help temporarily relieve symptoms associated with sinusitis, cold, flu, or allergies. The only affected product lot includes the following:

Product Name Lot Number Expiration Date 
SinuCleanse Soft Tip Squeeze Bottle Nasal Wash System024122661A112-31-2027

** Death toll in Listeria outbreak traced to supplemental shakes increases to 12

By Coral Beach on Feb 25, 2025 12:05 am Another death has been confirmed in an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to supplemental shakes. The Food and Drug Administration reports that there are now 12 confirmed deaths in the outbreak, which has sickened 38 people across 21 states. Thirty-seven of the patients required hospitalization. The supplemental shakes were… Continue Reading

** Cold& Flu Product recalled- Bacteria https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/cold-and-flu-product-recalled-due-to-bacteria-that-could-cause-life-threatening-infection/ar-AA1zQ7R2?ocid=socialshare&pc=U531&cvid=39a11eb3658e4973b7930645c317ac3f&ei=36

** Study reports on UK Ciguatera poisoning because of imported fish

By Joe Whitworth on Feb 25, 2025 12:03 am Scientists have described the first confirmed ciguatera poisoning incident in the United Kingdom. The suspected ciguatera incident occurred in England in June 2017 associated with the consumption of fish sold as red snapper steaks. Three people were affected from the same family after eating separate steaks from the same package. Investigations… Continue Reading

**Cheese sold in Canada recalled because of contamination with E. coli

By News Desk on Feb 22, 2025 07:55 pm Jean Perrin brand Morbier de Scey and Raclette de Scey (cheeses) are under recall in Canada because of contamination with pathogenic E. coli. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency the cheeses were distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec and possibly in other provinces and territories. The recall… Continue Reading

** Company recalls supplemental shakes linked to Listeria outbreak that has killed 11 people

By News Desk on Feb 23, 2025 07:30 pm Lyons Magnus LLC is recalling Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes because laboratory evidence has shown them to be linked to a Listeria outbreak that has killed 11 people. Lyons Magnus is taking this action in response to a recall of the products by their manufacturer, Prairie Farms… Continue Reading

**AKT Trading Inc. Recalls Seasoned Bamboo Shoots Because of Possible Health Risk

** Jack and the Green Sprouts Recalls Expired Alfalfa Sprouts Because of Possible Health Risk

** Shigella sickens 38 people in five countries

By Joe Whitworth on Feb 11, 2025 12:05 am European public health officials are monitoring an outbreak linked to international travel on long-haul flights. A cluster of 20 genetically linked Shigella sonnei sequence type (ST) 152 cases were first reported by the United Kingdom. Austria, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands have also recorded genetically linked cases, suggesting a common… Continue Reading

** EL SEGUNDO, CA, February 7, 2025 – Tri-Union Seafoods has made the decision to voluntarily recall select lots of canned tuna products sold under the Genova®, Van Camp’s®, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s brand names. This voluntary recall is out of an abundance of caution following the notification from our supplier that the “easy open” pull tab can lid on limited products encountered a manufacturing defect that may compromise the integrity of the product seal (especially over time), causing it to leak, or worse, be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled. Consumers feeling unwell should seek immediate medical attention. No illnesses associated with the recalled products have been reported and the recall is being conducted to ensure consumer safety.

The impacted products were distributed to retail stores as follows:

Van Camp’s label – Walmart and independent retailers in Pennsylvania, Florida and New Jersey

H-E-B label – Texas

Trader Joe’s label – Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin

Genova 7 oz. – Costco in Florida and Georgia

Genova 5 oz. – Harris Teeter, Publix, H-E-B, Kroger, Safeway, Walmart, and independent retailers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas

** Jazwares Recalls America’s Got Talent Microphones with Lithium-Ion Batteries Due to Fire Hazard Sold at: Walmart stores, Walmart.com

** LG Recalls Electric Ranges Due to Fire Hazard Sold at: Walmart.com and Samsclub.com

** AliExpress Recalls Multi Styler Hair Dryers Due to Electrocution or Shock Hazards Sold at: Walmart.com

** Louisiana Department of Health Recalls Oysters and Closes Oyster Harvesting Area 3 Sold at: Select Walmart stores in LA, MS

** New Jersey company recalls tahini paste after state testing shows Salmonella

** Listeria contamination found in raw milk in New York; dairy closed by state

** Alvogen, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Fentanyl Transdermal System 25 mcg/h Transdermal Patches Sold at: Select Walmart stores. See list of stores.

** Gerber Products Company Announces Recall and Discontinuation of All Batches of Gerber® Soothe N Chew® Teething Sticks Due To Choking Hazard

** Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Mini Pastries (January 2025) Do not sell or serve recalled Sweet Cream-Brand Mini Pastries. FDA’s investigation is ongoing. Sweet Cream-brand mini pastries with best by dates from 2025/06/17 through 2025/11/15 (June 17 – November 15, 2025). https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-mini-pastries-january-2025#Image

** Turkana Food Inc. Recalls Aleppo Tahini Sesame Paste 1lb (16oz) Because of Possible Health Risk

** Norovirus outbreak linked to oysters; health officials order recall and harvest area closure

** Pretzels recalled due to health risk from foreign substance; criminal complaint filed

**Jack and the Green Sprouts Recalls Expired Alfalfa Sprouts Because of Possible Health Risk

** Almost 9 tons of sausages recalled after consumers find foreign materials

By News Desk on Feb 02, 2025 05:51 pm D.J.’s Boudain LLC of Beaumont, TX, is recalling 17,720 pounds of boudain sausage link products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The problem was discovered after the establishment received a consumer complaint involving the discovery of a… Continue Reading

** FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Wegmans Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken Nuggets Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination

Perdue Foods LLC

 Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, fully cooked Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets that may be contaminated with extraneous material, specifically bone fragments. FSIS is issuing this…

Impacted Products

• 46-oz. plastic packages containing “Wegmans FAMILY PACK FULLY COOKED Breaded Chicken Breast with Rib Meat” and a best if used by date 08 26 25, located on the back of the packaging next to the barcode in the lower right corner.

** Coca-Cola recalls soft drinks in Europe

Heineken UK issues recall because of risk of glass fragments

Frozen desserts recalled in Canada because of Salmonella outbreak

Tahini recalled because of Salmonella

** DJ’s Boudain LLC Recalls Sausage Link Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

D.J.’s Boudain, LLC, a Beaumont, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 17,720 pounds of boudain sausage link products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically pieces of a pen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

**Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

By Bill Marler on Jan 31, 2025 12:06 am — OPINION — Democratic senators are expressing alarm about planned budget reallocations at the Food and Drug Administration that they fear will threaten the nation’s food safety system. In a letter to FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones released Wednesday, Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Tina Smith (Minn.),… Continue Reading

1797 US Congress refuses to accept 1st petition from African American


Newly uncovered evidence from HaverfordÍs Quaker and Special Collections reveals that a 1797 petition was an early example of interracial abolitionism, a trend historians typically associate with the period after 1830.

In 1797, four free African Americans, Jupiter Nicholson, Jacob Nicholson, Joe Albert, and Thomas Pritchet, submitted a petition to the U.S. Congress to protect freed slaves from capture and resale, which they believed was “a direct violation of the declared fundamental principles of the Constitution” 1The petition was presented by Congressman John Swanwick on January 30, 1797, but the House of Representatives denied its hearing in committee 1. This petition was one of the first African American petitions to the U.S. Congress 2.

The petitioners were residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and had been freed by their owners in North Carolina over a decade earlier 1They recounted that they had been freed by Quaker slaveholders in North Carolina, but armed men had tried to capture and re-enslave them 3North Carolina had passed a law in 1788 allowing the capture and sale of any former slave who had been freed without court approval, with twenty percent of the sale price going to the person who reported the illegal manumission 1Many freed African Americans fled the state to avoid being captured and sold back into slavery 1.

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History… February 28


1827 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for commercial transportation of people and freight.

1844 – Several people were killed aboard the USS Princeton when a 12-inch gun exploded.

1849 – Regular steamboat service to California via Cape Horn arrived in San Francisco for the first time. The SS California had left New York Harbor on October 6, 1848. The trip took 4 months and 21 days.

1854 – The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI. About 50 slavery opponents began the new political group.

1861 – The U.S. territory of Colorado was organized.

1881 – Thomas Edison hired Samuel Insull as his private secretary.

1883 – The first vaudeville theater opened.

1885 – AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) was incorporated. The company was capitalized on only $100,000 and provided long distance service for American Bell.

1893 – Edward G. Acheson showed his patent for Carborundum.

1900 – In South Africa, British troops relieved Ladysmith, which had been under siege since November 2, 1899.

1911 – Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was organized.

1940 – The first televised basketball game was shown. The game featured Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh from Madison Square Gardens in New York.

1948 – Bud Gartiser set a world record when he cleared the 50-yard low hurdles in 6.8 seconds.

1951 – A Senate committee issued a report that stated that there were at least two major crime syndicates in the U.S.

1953 – In a Cambridge University laboratory, scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.

1954 – In San Francisco “Birth of a Planet” was aired. It was the first American phase-contrast cinemicrography film to be presented on television.

1956 – A patent was issued to Forrester for a computer memory core.

1962 – The John Glenn for President club was formed by a group of Las Vegas republicans.

1974 – The U.S. and Egypt re-established diplomatic relations after a break of seven years.

1979 – Mr. Ed, the talking horse from the TV show “Mr. Ed”, died.

1983 – “M*A*S*H” became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired.

1986 – Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated in Stockholm.

1993 – U.S. Federal agents raided the compound of an armed religious cult in Waco, TX. The ATF had planned to arrest the leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh, on federal firearms charges. Four agents and six Davidians were killed and a 51-day standoff followed.

1994 – NATO made its first military strike when U.S. F-16 fighters shot down four Bosnian Serb warplanes in violation of a no-fly zone over central Bosnia.

1995 – The Denver International Airport opened after a 16-month delay.

1998 – Serbian police began a campaign to wipe out “terrorist gangs” in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo.

2001 – The Northwest region of the U.S., including the state of Washington, was hit by an earthquake that measured 6.9 on the Richter Scale. There were no deaths reported.

2002 – In Ahmadabad, India, Hindus set fire to homes in a Muslim neighborhood. At least 55 people were killed in the attack.

2002 – Sotheby’s auction house announced that it had identified Peter Paul Reubens as the creator of the painting “The Massacre of the Innocents.” The painting was previously thought to be by Jan van den Hoecke.

2002 – It was announced that John Madden would be replacing Dennis Miller on “Monday Night Football.” Madden signed a four-year $20 million deal with ABC Sports.

2007 – NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made a gravitational slingshot against Jupiter to change the planned trajectory towards Pluto.

2013 – Benedict XVI resigned as pope. He was the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415 and the first to resign voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294.

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