Sixty people sick in Idaho, a five-allergen miss hiding in a fruit pop, and Costco showing up in two separate recall notices before the week is out. This is Food Recall Watch. Today, raw milk outbreaks with no lot code to chase, just a pretty uncomfortable question about what people drank, plus fresh listeria and allergen flags across your freezer and fridge. And if you were in a Midwest Costco between May 1st and May 28th, stay with me — we’ve got a chicken sausage recall with a very specific shopping list. Start in Idaho. Here's Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is working with local and state partners to investigate a recent increase in illnesses after consumption of unpasteurized (raw) milk. Since May 19, 2026, nearly 60 people have been identified who became ill after consuming raw milk. At least 45 of those people tested positive for campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection, although not everyone who is sick was tested.
Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare is looking at two raw milk outbreaks — one in northern Idaho, one in southern Idaho — and nearly 60 people have been sick since May 19th, with at least 45 campylobacteriosis cases confirmed. There’s no lot code, no UPC, no sell-by date here; both operations are cooperating, so the real question is simple: have you had raw milk from Idaho in the last two weeks? This is the one where I can’t tell you to check the freezer, because the problem is a behavior, not a package. Sixty people sick, two Idaho public health districts involved, and the action item is: if you drank raw milk from an Idaho farm after May 19 and you feel sick, that’s the signal — not a barcode. And this sits right next to the raw-pathogen thread we’ve been tracking — The Kebab Shop, the Idaho E. coli context — but here the confirmed pathogen is campylobacter, not E. coli. DHW is still testing milk samples, so we do not have the full picture yet. From Men's Journal:
The recall applies specifically to select single-pack and two-pack boxes of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread, a frozen, Detroit-style pizza bread product known for its thick crust and layered cheese topping. The affected items carry sell-by dates ranging from February to April 2027, which can be found on the front of the box. The issue stems from a potential Salmonella contamination risk,
The Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread recall now has the retail footprint nailed down: Walmart, Target, and Costco nationwide, in single-pack and two-pack boxes, with sell-by dates from February through April 2027 on the front of the box. The FDA’s wording in the notice is "fatal infection risk," and Men's Journal is quoting that directly — that’s the official language, not us dressing it up. And this is the California Dairies upstream chain closed out for now. Champion Foods traced the risk to a powdered milk ingredient from California Dairies that went into a seasoning blend — that’s the same source behind earlier recalls this week — and as of today, no new finished products have been added. So that chain is documented, and that part is done. The sell-by window running all the way to April 2027 is the detail that matters. This isn’t some product that’s already aged off the shelf — people bought it last week, and it’s sitting in a freezer right now looking completely normal. And "our testing didn’t find Salmonella but we’re pulling it anyway" is exactly the kind of company line I want people to hear clearly. That’s not a clean bill of health — that’s a manufacturer saying the ingredient source was compromised and hoping the math worked out. NBC Chicago writes:
According to a recall letter Monday, Jones Dairy Farm Chicken Sausage links were being recalled because of a production error that meant "a small amount of pork links were introduced while packing." The links may have been purchased anytime between May 1 and May 28 at "select Midwest locations," the letter stated, noting they had a used by date of April 29, 2027.
Jones Dairy Farm Chicken Sausage links were recalled by FSIS after a production error put pork links into the pack. The purchase window is May 1 through May 28 at select Midwest Costco locations, and the use-by date to check is April 29, 2027. If that date matches, Costco says you get a full refund. This is a mislabeling story, not a pathogen story — but "may not be just chicken" hits very differently if you keep halal or kosher, or if pork is a medical issue for you. And Jones calling it an "isolated event impacting a limited amount of product" is the kind of minimize-first language that doesn’t help a Muslim or Jewish family figure out whether their sausage is in that limited amount. Agreed on the allergen-and-dietary angle. And this is the second Costco recall in today’s rundown, after the Motor City Pizza frozen bread story with Walmart, Target, and Costco all confirmed and that FDA fatal-infection language. So, yeah — full-cart audit day for Midwest Costco shoppers. Alexa Dikos, writing in FOX45 News:
Maryland health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain soft ricotta cheese products produced by Clover Hill Dairy after the company issued a voluntary recall due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The Maryland Department of Health announced the recall Wednesday, saying Clover Hill Dairy, based in Mechanicsville, Maryland, is recalling its requesón/soft ricotta products after the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes was identified.
Clover Hill Dairy, based in Mechanicsville, Maryland, has a voluntary recall out for its requesón and soft ricotta products over potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, and the Maryland Department of Health announced it on June 3rd. The state has suspended Clover Hill’s operating license, and the investigation is still active. Soft ricotta goes into lasagna, stuffed shells, cannoli — dishes that come straight from the container to the table, no kill step in between. The word "soft" in the product name is basically the risk profile here. If you’ve got Clover Hill in the fridge right now, do not eat it first and check later. Put this next to the Synear soup dumpling peanut recall from earlier in the week: frozen product can sit in your freezer for months, but soft refrigerated ricotta has a short shelf life, so the window to catch this before somebody eats it is really narrow. Check the container, check the brand name. From Stacey Leasca at Good Housekeeping:
According to the recall announcement by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA), the recall is specifically for all units of 16 different flavors of D’Dioses Fruit Pops. The recall affects the flavors produced before April 27, 2026, which were sold in 3.7-oz. packages. The popsicles, the FDA explained, are being recalled as they “may contain undeclared milk, pecans, pistachios, yellow #5 and red #40."
D'Dioses Fruit Pops — 16 flavors, 3.7-ounce packages, produced before April 27, 2026, and sold in grocery stores in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. The recall came from De Dios's Ice Pops II LLC on May 27th, and the undeclared ingredients are milk, pecans, pistachios, Yellow number 5, and Red number 40. Five undeclared allergens in one product — that’s not a little labeling slip, that’s the whole label failing at once. And the name is Fruit Pops. A parent handing a tree-nut-allergic kid a fruit pop on a hot afternoon is not running a pistachio checklist. Some flavors telegraph the risk — Nuez, Pistachio, Arroz con Leche — but Limon, Mango, and Tamarindo give no signal at all. So the cutoff you want is the production date: April 27, 2026. That’s the number to compare against the box. This is the third name-mismatch miss we’ve flagged this week — pork-and-crab soup dumplings hiding peanut, now fruit pops hiding pecans and milk. The pattern is pretty simple: the more innocent the product name sounds, the easier the allergen is to miss. Have a recall question, a tip we should look into, or a correction to share? Send us a note at foodrecallwatch at lantern podcasts dot com. We read listener feedback and really appreciate the help.
You’ll find links to every story we covered today in the show notes. If something affected your pantry, fridge, or shopping list, they’re there for a closer read.
That’s Food Recall Watch for this Thursday, June 4th. This is a Lantern Podcast.