FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Pork Carnitas Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination
USDA-FSIS · April 19, 2025 · Public Health Alert
- FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Pork Carnitas Products Due to Possible Extraneous Material Contamination - posted by USDA-FSIS, Public Health Alert.
- Reason: Product Contamination.
- Distribution: Nationwide.
- Details as of ; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.
- Agency
- USDA-FSIS
- Posted
- Classification
- Public Health Alert
- Status
- Public Health Alert
- Recalling firm
- Cargill Meat Solutions
- Source ID
- PHA-04192025-01
How this recall compares
- Cargill Meat Solutions has 5 recall events in the FDA (2012+) and USDA-FSIS (2014+) records tracked here; by posting date this is the 5th. The one before it: FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Beef Product Due to Possible Foreign… ().
- It is one of 9 foreign-material recall events FDA and USDA-FSIS posted in April 2025 (all foreign-material recalls).
Other recalls from Cargill Meat Solutions
| Posted | Agency | Recall | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA-FSIS | FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Beef Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter… | Public Health Alert | |
| USDA-FSIS | Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products due to Possible E. coli O26… | Class I | |
| USDA-FSIS | Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products due to Possible E. coli O157:H7… | Class I | |
| USDA-FSIS | Cargill Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination | Class III |
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Official summary
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for pork carnitas products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically pieces of metal. FSIS did not request a recall because this product is no longer available for sale in commerce.
The fully cooked pork carnitas products were produced from April 1-2, 2025. The following products are subject to the public health alert [view labels]:
16-oz. sleeved tray packages containing "Pork Carnitas SEASONED & SEARED PORK WITH JUICES SLOW COOKED WITH CITRUS" with "USE BY" dates "06/30/2025" or "07/01/2025" printed on the side of the packaging.
The products subject to the public health alert bear establishment number "Est. 46049" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to Aldi supermarkets nationwide.
The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that during routine process checks they found equipment damage that may have contaminated the carnitas products with pieces of metal.
There have been no confirmed reports of injury due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury should contact a healthcare provider.
Although this product is no longer available for sale, FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Members of the media with questions about the public health alert can contact Chuck Miller, Cargill Meat Solutions, at media@cargill.com. Consumers can contact Cargill's Consumer Hotline at 1-844-419-1574.
Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.
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