More than 65,000 pounds of food items are being recalled across the United States by two companies due to product misbranding and undeclared allergens.
Both recalls have been classified as “High-Class I,” which is the most severe among the three USDA recall classifications and is only issued when “there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death,” according to FSIS.
The La Guadalupana recall applies to “La Guadalupana MILD PORK TAMALES Wrapped in Corn Husks” with a packaging date of Oct. 7 and a “Best Buy” date of Oct. 8, 2026. They were sold in 10.9-lb. plastic-lined boxes containing 50 frozen tamales.
These bean, cheese, and jalapeno tamales were mislabeled as mild pork tamales. The product also contains cheese, a milk product, which is a known allergen but not declared on the product labels.
“The product subject to recall bears establishment number ‘EST. 21094’ inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to restaurant and retail locations in Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin,” FSIS said.
“The problem was discovered when a restaurant notified the establishment that they had identified bean, cheese, and jalapeno tamales that had been mislabeled as pork tamales.”
FSIS said it was concerned that some of the recalled products may still be in restaurants or consumer refrigerators or freezers. It asked people to throw away the food or return it to the place of purchase.
The Suzanna’s Kitchen recall applies to “fully cooked breaded chicken portions,” sold in 18-lb. cases containing four units.
The 8-piece cut, bone-in, breaded chicken portions were manufactured on Oct. 16 and contain an allergen, soy, that was not declared on the labels.
“The product subject to recall bears the USDA mark of inspection on the case’s label and establishment number ‘P-1380’ printed on the side of the package. These items were shipped to restaurant locations nationwide,” FSIS said.
“The problem was discovered when the company notified FSIS that they had identified chicken product containing soy that had been mislabeled with a non-allergen containing product code.”
FSIS asked restaurants that still have the affected products to not serve them to customers and to discard them.
The agency advised people who have consumed the recalled foods to contact a health care provider if they are concerned about any reaction or illness. So far, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions from consuming the recalled items.
The Epoch Times reached out to La Guadalupana Foods and Suzanna’s Kitchen for comment, but did not receive a response by publication time.
The other seven allergens are eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, and sesame. The law requires food labels to identify all major allergens used to make a food product.
FARE advises people with this allergy to avoid milk and milk products, as well as foods containing milk, such as baked goods, chocolate, margarine, caramel candies, snack foods like pretzels or crackers, and pantry staples such as bread and pasta.
Foods to avoid include soy sauce, tofu, natto, miso, edamame, soy protein, textured vegetable protein, and tempeh.
