Aldi is called back A frozen food item after a consumer injured their tooth while eating it.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Saturday (January 11) that Bestway Sandwiches Inc. has been frozen. The chicken And cheese taco products were recalled. 24,870 pounds of products were affected, because they “may be contaminated with foreign material, especially metal.”
According to USDAthe recall came after it “received a consumer complaint stating that a piece of metal was found in a frozen chicken and cheese taco product.” The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a division of the USDA, also received another report from a consumer who said they had “sore teeth from the product.”
The recalled frozen chicken and cheese taco products have the best by dates on the bottom of the package July 3, 2025 and September 25, 2025. They come in packages that say: “Casa Mamita Chicken and Cheese Taquettes.”
These products were manufactured on 3 July 2024 and 25 September 2024 with establishment number “EST. P-40327” on package. The products were sold at Aldi stores nationwide,
Speaking to The Independent, an Aldi representative said the recalled products were sold in select stores in 30 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri. , Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia. The product was also sold at a store in Washington, DC.
“This recall is due to potential foreign product contamination,” the retailer said in a statement. “Upon notification by the supplier, ALDI immediately removed the affected products from stores.”
FSIS is also concerned that the product may still be in consumers’ freezers, which is why the organization is urging not to use it and to throw it out. Customers can also return the item to the store from which they purchased it.
In addition, when a recall occurs, FSIS routinely conducts “effectiveness checks to verify that recall firms notify their customers of the recall and to ensure that Actions are taken that the product is no longer available to consumers.”
The recall of Aldi’s items came as various products were pulled from shelves at Walmart. Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of 2,023 cases of Great Value Chicken Broth sold in 48-ounce containers at Walmart. “Packaging failures that can compromise product sterility, resulting in spoilage.”
Each case involved six units of product, meaning 12,138 cartons of broth were recalled. The product was sold at 242 Walmart stores in seven states.
Last month, BragaFresh’s ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets were also recalled after the product was sold at Walmart stores in 20 different states. The broccoli was recalled due to the possibility that it was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Which can cause invasive disease and intestinal disease..
According to the FDA, the potential Listeria contamination of Braga Fresh’s broccoli was “discovered during random sampling by Texas Health and Human Services at a Texas store location where one of several samples tested positive, According to the FDA.