Salmonella is showing up in three different buckets today — chocolate, snack foods, and pet food — and the affected-item lists are still growing. This is Food Recall Watch, and if you've got snacks in the pantry, treats on the counter, or a bag of kibble by the dog bowl, this one matters. We've got lot codes, retailer names, the exact products to check — and what the FDA and USDA are actually saying, not just the company version. Three categories, one pathogen, and a whole lot of brand names trying to hide the important part — we're pulling it up right now. This one's from Food Safety News:
Spring & Mulberry is expanding its previously announced recall of select chocolate bars because of contamination with Salmonella. The expansion follows a comprehensive root cause investigation conducted by the company’s manufacturing partners in coordination with food safety experts and the Food and Drug Administration. The investigation has now identified a single lot of date ingredient used in the production of the company’s chocolate as the most likely source of contamination.
Quick update on the Spring & Mulberry chocolate bar recall we flagged yesterday: they’ve expanded it after investigators traced the likely source to a single lot of date ingredient used in production, identified through a root cause investigation with FDA. Okay, but which bars, which lot codes, and where were they sold? Because “all finished products produced with the implicated lot” is doing a lot of work, and nobody can check a pantry against that. Fair — the full product list and lot codes should be on the FDA recall page under Spring & Mulberry. If you bought their chocolate bars recently, start there before you take another bite. Here's NBC Chicago:
Dozens of popular snacks are part of a major salmonella recall, with a specific ingredient leading to potential contamination concerns and multiple products, including popcorn, chips, nuts and more, being pulled from grocery store shelves. The recall stems from a milk powder supplied by California Dairies used in a number of brand name products and snacks, particularly in seasonings.
This one has a single upstream cause: California Dairies voluntarily recalled its powdered milk and buttermilk on April 20th over potential salmonella contamination, and because that ingredient shows up in seasonings across dozens of snack brands, the list keeps expanding. Utz potato chips are named specifically, along with popcorn, chips, and nuts. And this is exactly the brand-family burial problem. You buy a bag of chips, you're not sitting there asking whether the seasoning traces back to one California dairy supplier. The FDA recall page is live and updating, so a list you saw an hour ago may already be stale. The FDA's 2026 recall index for California Dairies-associated products is where you check lot codes — not a screenshot somebody texted you. If something in your pantry has powdered-milk or buttermilk seasoning, that's the one to verify. Bottom line: toss it or return it — don't wait for symptoms. Salmonella can move fast, and “I wasn't sure if my bag was on the list” is a terrible reason to spend a weekend sick. From Fox Business:
An Indiana-based company is voluntarily recalling one of its dog food products due to potential salmonella contamination. Albright's Raw Pet Food of Fort Wayne is recalling one lot of its Chicken…
Albright's Raw Pet Food has voluntarily recalled dog food because of potential salmonella contamination — and this one is sold nationwide, so it’s not just a regional shelf pull. Okay, but that article gave us basically nothing — no lot codes, no package sizes, no specific product names. That's the whole job. Which bag am I supposed to throw out? Fair point. What we can tell listeners right now: go to FDA dot gov and search Albright's Raw Pet Food for the official recall notice — that's where the lot codes and UPCs will be. And salmonella in raw pet food is a human health risk too, not just a pet risk, so anyone handling it should wash hands thoroughly. That last part matters. Raw pet food recalls are sneaky because people think it's the dog's problem, not theirs. Kids touching kibble and then touching their face? That's how you end up sick too. If Food Recall Watch helps you stay ahead of what's happening, take a moment to subscribe or leave a review wherever you're listening. It really helps other people find the show and stay informed too.
You'll find links to all the recalls and source notices we mentioned today in the show notes. If something sounded relevant to your kitchen, it's worth opening the details and checking the dates, labels, and lot codes for yourself.
That's Food Recall Watch for today. This is a Lantern Podcast.