USDA Issues Public Health Alert for Soup and Bowl Products Due to Wood Contamination
USDA FSIS issued a public health alert for various soup and bowl products potentially contaminated with wood in cilantro. Consumers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio should not consume these items.
The agency’s classification
USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert
Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (foreign material/wood in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed illness.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for various soup and bowl products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood, in an FDA-regulated ingredient, cilantro. The alert was issued on April 11, 2025.
The affected products were shipped to retail and institutional locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. FSIS anticipates that other products may be added to the list, which could result in nationwide impacts. The issue was discovered when an FSIS establishment notified FSIS that an FDA-regulated ingredient was recalled for foreign material.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them, and institutions are urged not to serve them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers with food safety questions can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or visit the FSIS website for updates.
The recalled product
- Product
- FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Various Soup & Bowl Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination
- Category
- Food — Soup & Bowl Products
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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