More Retailers Issue Recalls for Pasta Products Using Pasta Linked to Listeria Outbreak

More recalls were issued by various retailers for pasta product containing the pasta form Nate's Fine Foods that has been linked to a Listeria outbreak.

• Albertsons Companies updated their previously issued recall for product from Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc.
• Giant Eagle issued a recall for Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad
• Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), recalled Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad and Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad 

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/update-albertsons-companies-voluntarily-recalls-select-store-made-deli-items-containing-bowtie-pasta
UPDATE - Albertsons Companies Voluntarily Recalls Select Store-Made Deli Items Containing Bowtie Pasta Supplied by Fresh Creative Foods Due to an Ingredient Recall for Possible Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  October 01, 2025
FDA Publish Date:  October 02, 2025
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:
Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination  

Company Name:  Albertsons Companies
Brand Name:  Multiple brand names
Product Description:  Bowtie Pasta Salads and Meals

NY Distributor Recalling Enoki Mushrooms After State Testing Finds Listeria

New Age International Inc of Brooklyn, NY 11206 is recalling its 200g (7.05OZ) packaged of Signature Enoki Mushroom, Product of K Food (Korea Food Signature) because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  The contamination was discovered after sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis by Food Laboratory personnel revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in some 200g packages of Signature Enoki Mushroom.

The recalled Signature Enoki Mushrooms were distributed to a retail store and distributor in New York City.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/new-age-international-recalls-signature-enoki-mushrooms-due-potential-health-risk
New Age International Recalls Signature Enoki Mushrooms Due to Potential Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  September 29, 2025
FDA Publish Date:  October 01, 2025
Product Type:  Food & Beverages  
Reason for Announcement:  Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name:  New Age International Inc
Brand Name:  Signature
Product Description:  Enoki Mushrooms

CA Bakery Recalls Bundt Cakes Due to Undeclared Wheat and Milk

Doan’s Bakery of Woodland Hills, CA is recalling White Chocolate Coconut and Carrot Bundt Cakes because they may contain undeclared wheat and milk.   This issue was discovered during a routine facility inspection on September 24, 2025. Doan’s Bakery took immediate corrective action, and updated labeling is now in place across all affected products.

The recalled bundt cakes were sold by Doan’s Bakery and distributed nationwide via mail order via goldbelly.com from June 1, 2025 through September 24, 2025.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/doans-bakery-issues-allergy-update-undeclared-wheat-and-milk-allergens-bundt-cakes
Doan’s Bakery Issues Allergy Update on Undeclared Wheat and Milk Allergens in Bundt Cakes
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  October 01, 2025
FDA Publish Date:  October 01, 2025
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Undeclared allergens, wheat and milk
Company Name:  Doan's Bakery
Brand Name: Doan's Bakery
Product Description:  White Chocolate Coconut & Carrot Bundt Cakes

Food Distributor Issues a Recall for Shrimp Pasta Product

Demers Food Group recalled select Scott & Jon's Shrimp Scampi with Linguini because the pasta is linked to the  recall by Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, CA.  This supplier's pasta has been linked to the Listeria outbreak reported in September.


https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/demers-food-group-voluntarily-recalls-select-scott-jons-shrimp-scampi-linguini-bowls-due-ingredient
Demers Food Group Voluntarily Recalls Select Scott & Jon's Shrimp Scampi with Linguini Bowls Due to an Ingredient Recall Initiated by Nate’s Fine Foods for Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  October 01, 2025
FDA Publish Date:  October 02, 2025
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Company Name:  Demers Food Group
Brand Name:  Scott & Jon's
Product Description:  Shrimp Scampi with Linguini

More Frozen Indonesian Shrimp Recalled After Linked to Cesium Contamination Issue

Sea Port Products Corp of Kirkland, WA is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Sea Port brand bagged Frozen Raw Easy Peel White Shrimp Jumbo size 16/20 count/lb because they may have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137).  This is linked to the FDA advisory on frozen shrimp from Indonesia.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sea-port-products-corp-recalling-raw-frozen-easy-peel-white-shrimp-because-product-may-have-become
Sea Port Products Corp is Recalling Raw Frozen Easy Peel White Shrimp Because Product May Have Become Contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137)
Summary
Company Announcement Date: September 30, 2025
FDA Publish Date: October 01, 2025
Product Type: Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Product May Have Become Contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137)
Company Name:  Sea Port Products Corp
Brand Name:  Sea Port
Product Description:  Raw Frozen Easy Peel White Shrimp Jumbo size 16/20
Company Announcement
Sea Port Products Corp of Kirkland, WA is voluntarily recalling a limited amount of Sea Port brand bagged Frozen Raw Easy Peel White Shrimp Jumbo size 16/20 count/lb because they may have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137).

Another Recall of Pasta Product Linked to CA Pasta Processor with Listeria Issue

Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., Albertsons Companies has voluntarily recalled five store-made deli items, supplied by Fresh Creative Foods, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  The recall was initiated because these products contain a recalled bowtie pasta ingredient manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, CA.  This CA company has been linked to a Listeria Outbreak with 20 cases and 4 deaths.


https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/albertsons-companies-voluntarily-recalls-select-store-made-deli-items-containing-bowtie-pasta
Albertsons Companies Voluntarily Recalls Select Store-Made Deli Items Containing Bowtie Pasta Supplied by Fresh Creative Foods Due to an Ingredient Recall for Possible Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  September 29, 2025
FDA Publish Date:  September 30, 2025
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination
Company Name:  Albertsons Companies
Brand Name:  Albertsons Companies
Product Description:  Bowtie Pasta Salads and Meals

MN Candy Company Recalls Chocolate Candy Product for Undeclared Cashews

Abdallah Candies is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Pecan Caramel Clusters, due to a mislabeled allergen. Product contains Cashews that were not listed on the product label.  The recall was initiated after a guest who purchased the Pecan Caramel Clusters discovered the mislabeled cashew allergen.

Product was sold and distributed exclusively to Lunds & Byerlys, as a private label, sold in the state of Minnesota. 


https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/abdallah-candies-issues-voluntary-recall-pecan-caramel-clusters-due-undeclared-mislabeled-allergens
Abdallah Candies Issues a Voluntary Recall of Pecan Caramel Clusters Due to Undeclared, Mislabeled Allergens
Summary
Company Announcement Date:  September 30, 2025
FDA Publish Date:  September 30, 2025
Product Type:  Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement:  Due to a mislabeled allergen, cashews
Company Name:  Abdallah Inc.
Brand Name:  Lunds & Byerlys
Product Description:  Chocolate candy with nuts.

CT Processor of RTE Produce Cited for Listeria Control Violations

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Gracie's Kitchens, Inc. of New Haven, CT, a  manufacturer of ready-to-eat (RTE) fresh cut fruits and vegetables, sauces, and non-RTE (NRTE) vegetable products. 

FDA "found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117). Additionally, FDA collected environmental samples (i.e., swabs) from various areas in your processing facility. FDA laboratory analysis of the environmental swabs found the presence of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes)" in the facility.

Lack of Listeria Control 

• As evidenced by recurring environmental findings of L. monocytogenes in the facility, the company did not implement sanitation controls adequate to ensure that the facility was maintained in a sanitary condition to significantly minimize or prevent the hazard of the environmental pathogen L. monocytogenes,
•  The positive swabs were recovered, while the facility was processing RTE vegetables and fruit, from food contact surfaces in the main production area, including:
• A cutting board on the surface of Table (b)(4) holding a tray of raw chicken on one side and packed potatoes on the other side.
• The interior of a grey bin next to Table (b)(4) holding artichokes in the process of being stuffed.
• Reoccurrence - This was not the first time that L. monocytogenes was found in environmental swabs collected in the facility. On April 9, 2024, FDA detected L. monocytogenes in (b)(4) environmental swab from the left side of the floor surface area in the cooler.
• In reviewing the facility’s environmental monitoring program, FDA noted that the company's own environmental monitoring program has repeatedly found L. monocytogenes and Listeria spp.  A review of the laboratory reports dated May 7, May 9, May 11, May 18, May 20, and May 22, 2024, found Listeria spp. was recovered from multiple non-food-contact surfaces, including but not limited to the concrete floor patch by table (b)(4) sampled on May 8, May 14, and May 16, 2024. On May 16, 2024, the concrete patch by table (b)(4) was also positive for L. monocytogenes.
• Not following the environmental monitoring procedure - the company did not perform any vector testing, intensified cleaning, and sanitizing, nor did it conduct additional activities to identify sources and routes of contamination. Furthermore, FDA's review of the laboratory reports found environmental swabs collected from the wheels on green cart (b)(4) on May 2, 2024, and green cart (b)(4) on May 8, 2024, were positive for Listeria spp. These carts move freely from the main processing area to other areas of the facility, including the cooler and loading dock. The company did not document this activity or any other follow-up activities. Retesting and vector testing were not conducted, and no other documentation was provided to show whether corrective actions were implemented.

Allergen Control 

• Failed to identify undeclared allergens due to incorrect labeling as a food safety hazard requiring a preventive control. The facility handles and manufactures stuffed vegetable products, including stuffed artichokes and stuffed mushrooms containing the following allergens: fish (pollack, whiting), wheat, sesame, crustacean shellfish (crab), egg, soy, and milk. Undeclared allergens are a known or reasonably foreseeable hazard.  
• Allergen preventive control program did not specify how sequencing will be accomplished or what safeguards will be in place to assure allergen ingredients are stored separately. The program does not contain written monitoring procedures including frequency, corrective actions, and verification procedures. Furthermore, there were no records documenting activities performed.

Supply Chain 

• The hazard analysis identifies biological hazards at the (b)(4) step as reasonably likely hazards to occur and identifies a supplier approval program, “(b)(4),” Rev 03/03/19 to control that hazard. Under the “(b)(4) section of your “(b)(4)” it states, “(b)(4).” The written procedure does not specifically require review of annual onsite audit results to ensure control of vegetative bacterial pathogens (e.g., Salmonella and L. monocytogenes) in raw materials or other ingredients via the supply-chain program.

GMP issues were observed, many of which can be real issues for the spread of Listeria within an operation.  These include:

• Rinsing tables (b)(4) where water routinely splashed off the walls on to the cutting tables (food contact surface). FDA isolated L. monocytogenes from a swab collected from the cutting board on table (b)(4), which was used in the processing of RTE peppers and onions and NRTE potatoes.
• Spraying the floors after cleaning,where water was splashing off the floor on to the legs and frame of the cutting board tables and misting on to the surface of the cutting boards. 
• Spraying the floor mats, where water was splashing off the mats, floor, and drain onto equipment, including but not limited to the Urschel chopper and finished product packaging that are used to package both RTE and NRTE finished products. The Urschel chopper was later used to process NRTE butternut squash.
• High pressure water hoses were routinely placed on the floor and employees conducting sanitation were observed handling these hoses that were touching the floor with their gloved hands. After handling the hoses, the employees touched food surfaces including cutting boards and the middle conveyor belt with their gloved hands. The employees did not change their gloves or wash their hands. 
• During cleaning of white totes, water was observed splashing off the floor on to the bin stands and metal racks. The bin stands are used to hold totes of RTE produce and the metal racks were used to hold trays of RTE products.
• The plant floor in the middle room, at the doorways, and inside the walk-in cooler area is rough with exposed concrete, and pooling water was observed. There was an apparent red visible liquid (appeared to be liquid from raw meat products) observed pooling on the floor at the doorway between the middle and main processing. This is a high foot traffic area with employees, pallet jacks, and rolling carts moving freely between the front to the rear (b)(4) dumpster area and walk-in cooler during processing of RTE vegetables and fruits.

FDA Warning Letter

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/gracies-kitchens-inc-701613-09032025
Gracie's Kitchens, Inc.
MARCS-CMS 701613 — September 03, 2025

Small CA Soy Bean Processor Issued Warning Letter with Multiple Violations

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Tan Nam Corporation, a producer of ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-drink (RTD) soybean products facility, located in Rosemead, CA .   This is a very small company, that would be considered  Qualified in terms of compliance (they do not need a formalized Food Safety Plan, but still have to have the necessary controls in place for safety).

It seems that this was more of a restaurant operation that was distributing product.   Because they were distributing, the first thing they need to do, but failed, was registering their facility.  Then they would file an attestation with FDA regarding their 'qualified' status.  That did not occur either.

What follows in the report is a laundry list of GMP violations, any of which could result in signification food safety issues.  Everything from lack of temperature control throughout the process to bad sanitation.

It is easy to overlook these small operations, but the same rules of food safety apply regardless of size.

https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/tan-nam-corporation-708292-08252025
Tan Nam Corporation
MARCS-CMS 708292 — August 25, 2025