Shoppers in South Carolina should check their pantries and freezers after a wave of food recalls hit stores across the state. The alerts span sports drinks, raw meat, frozen pasta, berries and more — here’s a product-by-product rundown.
Here are key takeaways:
Gatorade: PepsiCo pulled 122,000 cases of 28-ounce Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange and Orange Zero from South Carolina and 36 other states because the drinks contain undeclared Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6 dyes, a Class II FDA recall shows.Raw meat: Star Meat Delivery of Lucama, North Carolina, recalled 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat — including rib eyes, short ribs and ground pork — after USDA found the products carried a false “EST. 1363” inspection mark, federal regulators announced.Peperoncini: Mezzetta issued a voluntary recall of a specific lot of its 32-ounce Golden Greek Peperoncini Medium Heat (SKU 10106328, Lot 720106) after a TikTok video appeared to show a dead mouse inside a jar.Frozen dessert: Danone USA recalled pints of So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert (SKU 136603, UPC 744473476138) with best-by dates on or before April 3, 2028, because the product may contain small stones or other hard objects.Radish sprouts: Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis recalled its Robust Radish Sprout Mix distributed between Aug. 13 and Aug. 26, 2026, over potential contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli or Salmonella, the FDA said.Tofu: Hodo recalled more than 10,000 cases of Chili Crisp Lightly Fried Tofu — 8-ounce marinated ready-to-heat packages with use-by dates from May through November — sold in South Carolina and 28 other states because the product may contain ink.Fettuccine: Gia’s Foods recalled two lots of 22-ounce bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine sold at Walmart (lot L6079C or L6080C, expiring 09/19/2027 or 09/20/2027) after state sampling detected Listeria monocytogenes.Frozen berries: Trader Joe’s and Walmart (Great Value brand) recalled frozen berry products distributed in South Carolina as a precaution tied to a July E. coli O145:H28 outbreak traced to blueberries from Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. in Chile, the FDA announced Friday.
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