Everything below came from the FDA notices and FDA's outbreak table, plus the USDA FSIS recalls page for meat and poultry, all read directly on October 18. I also checked CDC's current outbreak notices. The two outbreaks it has posted notices for that come up in these posts, the raw milk cheese E. coli outbreak from Part 10 (13 cases, 8 hospitalized, 3 with kidney failure) and the broccoli sprouts Salmonella outbreak (32 cases), haven't changed since Part 10. CDC hasn't posted notices for the chicken-wraps outbreak or the unidentified Listeria outbreaks yet, so those case counts are FDA's.
NewKayem Foods Recalls About 1.58 Million Pounds of Meat and Poultry Products
Kayem Foods Inc. of Chelsea, Massachusetts is recalling approximately 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because they may have experienced temperature abuse during storage. USDA's FSIS classified it Class I (high risk). The products were produced from about March 31 to October 7, 2026, and shipped to retail and foodservice locations nationwide and to Hong Kong. Look for the establishment numbers “EST. M/P 7839,” “EST. P 20935A,” and “EST. M 9520” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
FSIS says the problem came to light when a retail customer complained about warm product temperatures at delivery on October 1. Kayem investigated and found the products had been stored in a warehouse cooler that had temperature swings. There have been no confirmed reports of illness. The recall covers many products of various weights, so I'm not listing them here: FSIS posted the full list with UPC codes as a PDF on its recall page, and that's the one to check against your fridge. FSIS's advice is not to eat the products, and to throw them away or return them to the store. FSIS announced it October 17, and it's listed as active.
NewRaw Mild Cheddar Recalled for Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli
Family Farmstead Dairy, LLC of Worcester, NY is recalling its Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese (lot code and best-by date 7/22/27) after a Maryland laboratory sample isolated two strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) from two packages. The strains named are O26:H11 and O45:H2. FDA's page summary still shows O157:H7 in its header text, but the company's own update corrects it to those two, so go by that. The cheese went to grocers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts, and the company says it may have reached other states through downstream distributors.
No illnesses have been reported, and the notice doesn't tie this to any outbreak. It's a separate recall from the Sierra Nevada Graziers cheese outbreak in Part 10, and nothing in the notice connects the two. It does fit the same pattern, though. If you want the background on why raw milk cheese carries more risk than pasteurized, I wrote that up in the raw milk cheese guide. If you have this lot, don't eat it.
NewLidl Gelato Recalled for Possible Listeria
Lidl US recalled Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces (16 fl oz pint, UPC 4 0564897 22458, lot 085261, best by MAR/26/2028) after routine quality testing of a lab sample found possible Listeria monocytogenes. The lot code is on the bottom of the clear container, which has a brown lid. It was sold at Lidl stores in Delaware, Washington D.C., Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia between July 19 and October 15, 2026. No illnesses have been reported. Lidl announced the recall October 16 and FDA posted it October 17. Listeria matters most for pregnant people, older adults, and anyone immunocompromised, and a frozen dessert can sit in a freezer for months, so this is worth checking even if you bought it a while ago.
NewUndeclared Sesame in a Puerto Rico Product
Pan Pepin Inc. of Bayamón, Puerto Rico recalled its Para Bien Al Grano in the 24 oz box (UPC 0 21425 01513 4) because it contains sesame that isn't listed on the label. Seven lots are affected, with sell-by dates running October 12 to October 21, 2026 (lot codes 3B1 274, 277, 278, 280, 281, 282, and 284). Distribution is throughout Puerto Rico, and no reactions have been reported. Because those dates are close to today, some boxes may already be past date, so check the lot code on any you still have if sesame is an allergen in your house. The company announced it October 13, and FDA posted it October 14 in both English and Spanish.
NewTwo More FSIS Recalls I Hadn't Covered Yet
These two are older than the rest of this post, but they're still active on FSIS's list and weren't in an earlier roundup, so here they are.
Inexport Logistics LLC of Miami (announced October 2) is recalling about 189 pounds of “YUPI Golpe Con Todo Sabor BBQ” 60-gram foil bags of mixed chips with clásicas, plátanos, and chicharrón. The chicharrón (pork cracklings) was produced in Colombia, which isn't eligible to export meat products to the U.S., and the labels carry no import marks. It went to distributors and retailers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas, and FSIS found it on a store shelf during a recall effectiveness check. No illnesses reported. It follows the same Colombian-pork-cracklings pattern as the El Eden recall in Part 11.
Indus Foods, LLC, doing business as Gangothri Foods of Austin, Texas (announced August 17) is recalling about 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat pickled goat and chicken products in 8-ounce glass jars (“Gangothri Goat Pickle,” “Gongura Goat Pickle,” “Chicken Pickle,” and “Gongura Chicken Pickle”). They were made without the benefit of federal inspection, between January 28, 2025 and May 6, 2026, and have a two-year shelf life, so older jars may still be in pantries. Distribution is nationwide.
UpdatedA Second Starfish Seafood Recall: the Sliced Salmon
Part 11 covered the Starfish Seafood Trio (cold smoked salmon, halibut, and trout). FDA has since posted a separate recall from the same distributor, Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. of Brooklyn, for Starfish Seafood Premium Cold Smoked Norwegian Salmon, Sliced: 227 g (8 oz) vacuum-sealed packages stored frozen, a Product of Latvia, UPC 4751048940099, lot D080-148, best before 27.11.2027. New York State's Department of Agriculture and Markets found possible Listeria monocytogenes in sampling. It went to New York, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and no illnesses have been reported. The company announced it on October 9, the same day as the Trio recall, but FDA didn't post it until October 16, so if you only saw the first notice, this is the one that was easy to miss. These are different products with different lot codes, so check both.
UpdatedThe Chicken-Wraps E. Coli Outbreak Grows From 38 to 50 Cases
In Part 11, FDA reference #1421, the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, stood at 38 cases with chicken wraps identified as the food. FDA's outbreak table now says 50 cases. Still no brand, retailer, or consumer recall: as I explained last time, the wraps were pulled and past their shelf life before the link was confirmed. The table doesn't list states or hospitalizations, and FDA, USDA, and CDC are still investigating. There's nothing to do with your fridge, but a jump of 12 cases means people kept getting sick or were still being counted, so it's worth tracking.
UpdatedOther Outbreaks on FDA's Table That Moved
FDA's investigations table (the page shows a modified date of October 15) changed in a few more places:
Ref #1417, a Listeria outbreak with no food identified yet, went from 44 to 46 cases. Ref #1415, another unidentified Listeria outbreak (11 cases, opened September 30), now has FDA collecting samples, with still no food named. Ref #1411, Salmonella Bovismorbificans linked to sprouts, had its advisory updated with downstream product recalls and sampling information; the table doesn't list the products, so check FDA's advisory directly. Ref #1419, the raw milk cheese E. coli O26:H11 outbreak from Part 10, had its advisory updated October 9 to add international distribution information. And ref #1387, Salmonella Oranienburg (99 cases, no food identified), is now listed as ended.
PrecautionA Closed Infant Formula Outbreak: Check Your Pantry
This one is over, but it's worth a look if you have a baby or know someone who does. CDC closed its investigation on August 27 into an infant botulism outbreak linked to Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula. There were 4 cases, all 4 hospitalized, in 3 states, and no deaths. Nara Organics recalled all of that formula on June 13, 2026. It was sold at Target stores, Target.com, and Nara.com. CDC also says the contamination shares a common source with a 2025 infant botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart formula.
Powdered formula keeps a long time, so cans bought months ago may still be in a cupboard. CDC's advice: don't use any recalled Nara Organics formula; throw away unopened cans and leftovers, and wash anything that touched it with hot soapy water or in the dishwasher. If your baby drank it, watch for poor feeding, loss of head control, trouble swallowing, or less facial expression, and get medical care right away. Symptoms can take as long as several weeks to show up, so CDC says to watch for a month after the last time the baby had it.
↳ One more thing, not a recall: I corrected some Quebec details in the Driscoll's lawsuit Part 2. The court filing turned out to be public, so that post now links the actual document. That's everything as of today, so check the blog for whatever comes next.