Campbell's and Meijer store brand among soups and bowls that might have wood
The latest public health alert from the USDA doubles as the latest not-food-in-your-food episode: There might be wood in the cilantro used for a bowl and various soups.
Brands involved include U.S. soup colossus Campbell's and Crafted Market, a store brand for Meijer, among the nation's leading grocery sellers.
Though the USDA-Food Safety Inspection Service alert says the affected products went to institutional (which can mean hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, schools, jails, prisons) and retail places in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, the agency 'anticipates that other products may be added, which could result in nationwide impacts.'
'The problem was discovered when an FSIS establishment notified FSIS that an FDA-regulated ingredient was recalled for foreign material,' the public health alert said.
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Here are the products involved so far.
▪ Campbell's Chicken Tortilla Soup, best by Oct. 24 2026; Dec. 15, 2026.
▪ Campbell's Soup Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup, Oct. 7, 2026; Nov. 3, 2026.
▪ Campbell's Wicked Thai Soup With Chicken, Oct. 1, 2026.
▪ Health Request Mexican Chicken Tortilla, Oct. 27, 2026.
▪ Life Cuisine Vital Pursuit Southwest Style Taco Bowl, March 2026; April 2026.
▪ Molly's Kitchen Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup, Oct. 7, 2026; Oct. 28, 2026; Dec. 11, 2026.
▪ Molly's Kitchen Chicken Chili, Oct. 9, 2026.
▪ Molly's Kitchen Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup, Oct. 28, 2026; Nov. 10, 2026; Dec. 11, 2026.
▪ Molly's Kitchen Mexican Chicken Tortilla, Nov. 13, 2026.
▪ Sysco Chicken Tortilla Soup, Nov. 10, 2026.
▪ Verve Spicy Chicken Nacho Soup, Oct. 7, 2026; Nov. 3, 2026.
▪ Verve Wicked Thai Soup, Oct. 7, 2026.
▪ Meijer Crafted Market Coconut Chicken Thai Style Soup Lot Nos. 1 05025, best by May 21, 2025; 1 05825, best by May 29, 2025; 1 06325, best by June 3, 2025; and 1 03425, best by date May 5, 2025.
According to the USDA establishment number for all but the Meijer soup, P-17644, the soups were made at Request Foods in Holland, Michigan. The Crafted Market soup came from Victory's Kitchen in Toronto.
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