The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for various soup and bowl products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood, in an FDA-regulated ingredient, cilantro.
The implicated products were sold under the Campbell’s, Health Request, Molly’s Kitchen, Sysco, Verve, and Crafted Market brands.
These items were shipped to retail and institutional locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. FSIS anticipates that other products may be added, which could result in nationwide impact.
The problem was discovered when an FSIS establishment notified FSIS that an Food and Drug Administration regulated ingredient was recalled for foreign material.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ and institutional refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them and institutions are urged not to serve the products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
Consumers should check this release frequently on the FSIS website as additional products may be added. For a list of the implicated products click here. For photos of the products click here.
The products included in this public alert are as follows:
Product List; Establishment; Use by/Sell by Date
Campbell’s Chicken Tortilla Soup; P-17644; Oct 24 2026, Dec 15 2026;
Campbell’s Soup Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup; P-17644; Oct 07 2026, Nov 03 2026
Campbell’s Wicked Thai Soup; P-17644; Oct 1 2026
Health Request Mexican Chicken Tortilla; P-17644; Oct 27 2026
Life Cuisine Vital Pursuit Southwest Style Taco Bowl; P-17644; Mar 2026, Apr 2026
Molly’s Kitchen Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup; P-17644; Oct 07 2026, Oct 28 2026, Dec 11 2026
Molly’s Kitchen Chicken Chili; P-17644; Oct 09 20206
Molly’s Kitchen Chicken Enchilada Soup; P-17644; Oct 28 2026; Nov 10 2026; Dec 11 2026
Molly’s Kitchen Mexican Chicken Tortilla; P-17644; Nov 13 2026
Sysco Chicken tortilla Soup; P-17644; Nov 10 2026
Verve Spicy Chicken Nacho Soup; P-17644; Oct 07 2026; Nov 03 2026
Verve Wicked Thai Soup; P-17644; Oct 07 2026
Crafted Market Coconut Chicken Thai Style Soup; CA-711; Lot 1 05025; BBD;21-May-25; Lot 1 05825; BBD 29-May-25; Lot 1 06325; BBD 03-Jun-25; Lot 1 03425; BBD 05-May-25
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