USDA Issues Nationwide Health Alert For Contaminated Frozen Pizzas As Salmonella Risk Spreads Across Major Retail Brands

Key Points:

• The USDA has issued a nationwide recall of multiple frozen pizza products, including Walmart’s Great Value and Aldi’s Mama Cozzi’s brands, due to potential salmonella contamination linked to a shared dry milk powder ingredient.
• The recall is expanding as the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service continues investigating the supply chain, warning that additional frozen food products using the contaminated ingredient may be affected.
• No confirmed illnesses have been reported so far, but officials emphasize precaution due to the widespread distribution of the recalled items and the serious health risks salmonella poses, especially to vulnerable populations.
• Consumers are advised to check their freezers for recalled products, avoid consumption, and either discard or return affected items, while retailers are instructed to remove these products from shelves immediately.
• Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, and headache; most healthy individuals recover quickly, but the infection can be severe for young children, older adults, and immunocompromised individuals.