Dealer Joe’s Frozen Pizzas Flagged in Public Well being Alert—What You Must Know

The U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public well being alert for frozen pizza offered at Dealer Joe’s, in line with an announcement shared final week.

The frozen not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) uncured pepperoni pizza product was imported from Italy, and didn’t “obtain the advantage of import reinspection.”

The pizzas weren’t recalled as a result of they’re now not accessible for buy, however the FSIS stated customers should still have the merchandise of their freezers. Here is what to search for.

The frozen pepperoni pizzas have been shipped to retail areas in California and offered in 17.63-ounce cardboard containers with the next info printed on the packaging:

TRADER JOE’S UNCURED PEPPERONI PIZZA PRODUCT OF ITALY with “MFG LOT: 06/16/25; BEST BY: 8/16/26” or “MFG LOT: 06/21/25 BEST BY 08/21/26” (printed on the underside of the bundle)The Italy institution quantity “IT 1558 L UE”

You possibly can see a picture of the affected product beneath.

When you’ve got the product in your freezer, the FSIS says to not devour it—it needs to be thrown away or returned to the Dealer Joe’s location the place you bought it.

At present, there have been no confirmed stories of sickness or adversarial reactions linked to consuming the frozen pizzas.

When you’ve got questions concerning the public well being alert, you’ll be able to contact Dealer Joe’s Buyer Relations at 626-599-3817. Moreover, when you’ve got meals security questions, you’ll be able to name the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or ship a query through e mail to [email protected].