Everything below came straight from FDA.gov and FSIS.usda.gov — I'm naming the primary source on every item this time, not just linking it at the bottom, because a couple of these details (exact dates, exact pound counts) differ from what got reported secondhand elsewhere this week.
NewGias Foods Pasta — Listeria
Gias Foods, Inc. recalled its Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine (22-oz., frozen) over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, found through routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Affected lots are L6079C and L6080C, best-if-used-by 09/19/2027 or 09/20/2027, sold at Walmart nationwide. No illnesses have been reported. FDA posted this one on September 15 — a few outlets covering it this week cited September 17, which is when secondary coverage picked it up, not when FDA actually announced it.
NewImported Pork Guanciale — Listeria, Class I
Prime Line Distributors, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and Ferrarini USA, Inc. (Hoboken, NJ) recalled about 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat guanciale (pork jowl, Product of Italy) that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS classified this Class I — its highest risk category — meaning a reasonable probability of serious health consequences. Product shipped to Texas, Idaho, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, and California, all lot 263311US, best-if-use-by 05.16.27, sold under the labels "Prime Line Distributors, Inc. Guanciale Pork Jowl," "DOK Guanciale," and "Ferrarini Guanciale Dry-Cured Pork Jowl." This recall has been active on FSIS's site since September 6 — it didn't come up in secondary food-safety roundups this week, which is exactly the kind of gap going straight to FSIS.gov catches.
NewTwo Allergen Recalls — Undeclared Wheat, Undeclared Soy
GF Blends recalled its Truly AIP All Purpose Flour and Bread Mix and EAT G.A.N.G.S.T.E.R. Flat Bread Pizza Mix after discovering undeclared wheat gluten — a real problem for anyone managing celiac disease or a wheat allergy on a product marketed specifically as an alternative flour blend. Separately, Saratoga Potato Chips LLC recalled its J. HIGGS Loaded Bacon & Cheddar Potato Chips (7.75 oz., best-by Dec 11–18, 2026) over undeclared soy. Both posted to FDA on September 18. Neither is a contamination risk for the general public — these matter specifically if you or someone you're cooking for has a wheat or soy allergy.
NewWeight-Loss Supplement Pulled for Containing an Actual Poisonous Plant
This is the one I'd flag hardest this round, even though it's a supplement and not something in your fridge. Global Mix Inc. recalled its Niwali-brand Tejocote Capsules and Pieces — a weight-loss product — after testing found the capsules contain yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) instead of, or mixed with, actual tejocote (a Mexican hawthorn fruit some supplements are legitimately made from). Yellow oleander is toxic — it contains cardiac glycosides that can cause serious heart rhythm problems, and it has caused deaths in other contexts when ingested. FDA posted this September 21. If you or anyone in your household has taken a "tejocote" weight-loss product, this is worth checking against the recalled brand immediately, not filing away for later — this isn't a labeling technicality, it's a poisoning risk.
UpdatedThe Colombian Pork Cracklings Recall Just Got Bigger
Back in Part 4, we covered El Eden Import Distributor Corp's recall of "De Todito" brand pork cracklings mixed chips, imported from Colombia without the required inspection. FDA's own recall page shows an editor's note updating the distribution list on September 17 to add Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Illinois to the original New Jersey and Utah — and to remove a specific July 28 import date in favor of describing the product more broadly as ineligible. No new illnesses have been reported alongside this update; it's a distribution correction, not a new health finding.
UpdatedHolding Steady
Checked all three straight against FDA's own outbreak table rather than assuming nothing moved. The Salmonella Newport outbreak with no identified food source is at 111 illnesses, last updated August 26 — barely moved from the 109 we reported in Part 4, and still no product named. The second, unrelated Cyclospora cluster (not the closed Taylor Farms lettuce outbreak) sits at 234 illnesses, last updated July 22 — essentially unchanged from the 231 in Part 4. And the jalapeño Salmonella Javiana outbreak is still officially referred to back to FDA's advisory rather than a table figure, with FDA's own last-update date still showing July 22 — consistent with the 431 illnesses/32 states we've been citing since Part 3, no federal update since. None of these three have moved enough to change anything you'd do differently in your kitchen; they're here so this series stays a complete record, not just the new stuff.
↳ That's everything as of today — check the blog for whatever comes next.