Check your pantries — popular snack mixes have been recalled over potential Salmonella contamination.
Several varieties of snack mixes from the brands Fisher, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts and Target’s popular Good & Gather brand have been voluntarily recalled, according to a recall announcement issued by John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. and published by the Food and Drug Administration.
The company said that the mixes contain a seasoning made by a third-party supplier that contained a dry milk powder that was previously recalled over possible salmonella contamination.
The seasoning tested negative before being used in production, but the company is recalling the products out of an abundance of caution.
So far, there have been no reports of sickness in connection with the snack mixes, but people who have purchased these snacks should throw them out or return them to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement.
The affected Good & Gather product, sold at Target, is the 8-oz Mexican Street Corn Trail Mix with lot number 6082GY5D and a best by date of March 23, 2027.
Products affected also included Fisher’s Tex Mex Trail Mix, Southern Style Nuts’ Gourmet Hunter Mix and Hunter Mix, and Squirrel Brand’s Travelers Mix and Town & Country Mix. These were distributed through retail stores, e-commerce outlets and QVC.
Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. Common symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever within six hours to six days after eating a contaminated product. The illness usually lasts four to seven days.
This isn’t the first recall to be affected by the dry milk powder produced by California Dairies, Inc. Utz Quality Foods LLC, a subsidiary of Pennsylvania-based Utz Brands Inc, recalled some varieties of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips due to a potential contamination linked to milk powder.
Like the snack mixes, the affected seasoning batches did test negative for salmonella prior to use, but they’re recalling the chips “out of an abundance of caution.”
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) also issued a health alert for several meat and poultry products that contained dry milk powder that had already been recalled.
The products recalled include two types of Mama Cozzi’s frozen pizzas sold at Aldi, Great Value’s Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch and Stuffed Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch sold at Walmart, Culinary Circle’s Ultra Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch frozen pizza, Pork King’s Sour Cream & Onion Pork Rinds and Party Size Sour Cream & Onion Pork Rinds.
