FSIS Issues Health Alert For Frozen, Dinosaur-Shaped, RTE Chicken Nuggets Due To Traces of Lead

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, dinosaur-shaped, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase. However, FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in consumers’ freezers.

The chicken nuggets were produced on Feb. 10, 2026. The following product is subject to the public health alert...

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Beef and Pork Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various raw beef and pork products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and may bear a false mark of inspection. Food produced without inspection may contain undeclared allergens, harmful bacteria, or other contaminants that put consumer health and safety at risk. FSIS is continuing to investigate and may add additional products to this alert as more information is obtained.

The beef and pork items were produced from April 2024 through March 2026. The following products subject to the public health alert are:

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to Possible  Contamination

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase.

The ground beef item was produced on Feb 26, 2026. The following product is subject to the public health alert [view labels]:

16oz (1 lb.) PLASTIC, VACUUM-PACKED, packages containing "WHITE OAK PASTURES, RADICALLY...

UPDATE: Public Health Alert for Listeria Contamination in Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs

Editor's Note: The FSIS updated this health alert September 26, 2025 after this article was published. This story was updated to reflect those changes on September 29, 2025.

In addition to the “MARKETSIDE LINGUINE WITH BEEF MEATBALLS & MARINARA SAUCE”, which can be found at Walmart, the FSIS updated its announcement to include “TRADER JOE’S CAJUN STYLE BLACKENED CHICKEN BREAST FETTUCINE ALFREDO” found exclusively at Trader Joe's.

This product comes with "best if used by" dates of September 20, 24 and 27 of 2025 printed on the label, and bears...

Listeria, Metal Contamination, and Allergen Mislabeling Triggers Actions from FSIS

This week, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a pair of public health alerts as well as one recall.

The first announcement was issued Sunday, July 27, for ready-to-eat ham salad products containing FDA-regulated breadcrumbs that have been recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) contamination. The problem was discovered when Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. determined that the company had used breadcrumbs that had been subject to an FDA recall because that item may have been contaminated with Lm...

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Pork Carnitas Products 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert on behalf of Cargill Meat Solutions.

The alert follows a routine inspection that revealed equipment damage, raising concerns that pork carnitas products may be contaminated with metal fragments.

The potentially affected items were produced between April 1 and April 2, 2025, bear establishment number “EST. 46049” within the USDA mark of inspection, and were distributed to Aldi supermarkets nationwide.

These products are sold in 16-ounce...