Salmonella's showing up on two shelves today — the chip aisle and the supplement aisle — and both trace farther up the chain than the package in your hand. This is Food Recall Watch. The chip recall got the FDA's top-level tag, moringa's still spreading — and I've got the lot numbers you'll want before the holiday weekend. If today's show was useful, follow us wherever you're listening — the next one will be waiting. From Martha Stewart:
The recalled products were distributed nationally through online retailers including Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and Target, as well as the company's website. According to the FDA, this recall is not part of an ongoing investigation of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Newport infections linked to moringa powder.
Total Nutrition, out of Deer Park, New York, is recalling two moringa products for possible Salmonella — the 90-count capsule bottle and the 96-gram powder jar. That's Lot 2800 and Lot 2782, per the FDA notice via Martha Stewart. And it's national — Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, plus the company site. If you clicked buy through any of those, check both — the greens powder and the capsules — and if the lot matches, it goes in the bin. One clean line to keep straight: the FDA says this is not part of the multistate moringa outbreak. Supplier samples tested positive, but they didn't match the outbreak strain. No illnesses reported with these products. That tracks with the pattern — the contamination's upstream, in the raw ingredient. You're not sniffing that out at the kitchen counter. Match the lot numbers on the bottom of the bottle, near the barcode. The Independent writes:
Over 600,000 bags of Utz-manufactured potato chips, including Zapp’s and Dirty brand varieties, have been upgraded to the FDA’s most severe recall category (Class I). The recall, upgraded on June 24, is due to potential Salmonella contamination originating from a dry milk powder seasoning ingredient supplied by a third party.
Over 600,000 bags. I said yesterday these Utz bags wouldn't stop at the Indiana line, and now here's the number to prove it — Zapp's, Dirty, all of it, sold nationwide. Confirmed Class I as of June 24 — that's the FDA's top tier, reserved for a reasonable probability of serious illness or death. Best-by dates run from July 27 through August 31, 2026, and you match them by the batch codes on the bag. And this traces back to a dry milk powder seasoning from a third-party supplier — so no, you're not catching it by looking at the chip. The bag looks totally normal. The part that matters: Utz pulled these voluntarily back on April 28, even after the seasoning tested negative. The Class I upgrade means the agency is taking the risk more seriously. Discard them or return them for a refund — no illnesses reported so far. Sports Radio 95.7 writes:
Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, New York has issued a voluntary recall of two TNVitamins organic moringa products due to a possible salmonella contamination in the raw moringa ingredient, according to a supplier-initiated recall. The affected products are TNVitamins 100% Organic Moringa 1,200 mg Capsules (Lot 2800, expiration February 2028) and TNVitamins 100% Organic Moringa Powder (Lot 2782, expiration May 2028).
Okay, here's your match-the-label answer, and I want this exact: Lot 2800, the 1,200-milligram capsules, expiring February 2028. That's the number on the bottom of the bottle or by the barcode. And the second one is in the same recall — the Organic Moringa Powder, Lot 2782, expiration May 2028. Two lots, one company: Total Nutrition of Deer Park, New York. Only those lots. And it's the raw moringa ingredient that got flagged upstream — supplier-initiated. So if you bought TNVitamins online, the capsule and the powder are both suspect. You're not catching this by looking at it. Distributed nationwide — Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop, and the TNVitamins site. No illnesses tied to these two products yet, and separately, the CDC has a broader moringa outbreak investigation running. So if you're checking a storefront, don't just search the brand — pull the actual lot. Brand match isn't good enough here. From Joe Lombardi at Monsey Daily Voice:
The recall covers TNVitamins 100 percent Organic Moringa 1,200 mg Capsules and TNVitamins 100 percent Organic Moringa Powder. The recalled products were distributed nationally through Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company’s website.
Okay, so this is the capsule half of the moringa recall we hit a minute ago with the greens powder — same Deer Park company, same problem. TNVitamins 100 percent Organic Moringa capsules, Lot 2800, expiration February 2028. Right. Product number AB9917 on the capsules, AB9904 on the powder. Lot 2800 and Lot 2782. Both TNVitamins, both tied to possible Salmonella, no illnesses reported. And the storefronts matter here — Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, the company site. If you bought anything TNVitamins-branded online, check the label, not just the brand. Ninety clear capsules, green powder inside, white bottle. The lot number's on the bottom of the bottle and by the barcode. Match the number — the brand alone doesn't tell you which two lots are affected. Tiffany Acosta, over at the Arizona Republic, has the details. Six hundred thousand bags. Yesterday, when I said these Utz and Zapp's bags wouldn't stop at the Indiana line, that was a hunch — now it's a number, and it's a big one. Confirmed as of yesterday: the Zapp's and Dirty brand chip recall went Class I, the FDA's top tier, for Salmonella. Arizona Republic and the Independent say it's over 600,000 bags nationwide. So check the flavor and the size on the front, then match the lot code before you decide anything. Class I means the FDA thinks this can cause serious illness — that's why it's in the top category. And you're not sniffing this out of the bag — Salmonella doesn't announce itself. If the lot matches, it goes back or it goes in the trash. Don't finish the bowl to be sure. If you follow recall risks closely, you might also want Hantavirus Watch — daily updates on the 2026 outbreak, including the MV Hondius Andes-virus cluster, CDC and WHO response, contact tracing, and traveler risk. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts.
You’ll find links to every recall and source we covered today in the show notes. If one affects your kitchen, pantry, or shopping list, that’s the place to dig in.
That’s Food Recall Watch for today. This is a Lantern Podcast.