This Is Not a Delivery, This Is a Reminder of DiGiorno Pizza
What you don’t want on a pizza night: Severe, unexpected allergic reaction. If you have food allergies and recently bought a frozen DiGiorno pizza, you might want to check your freezer: Nestle is recalling 27,872 pounds of DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust Pepperoni Pizzas due to mislabelling of ingredients. from the mention of soy.
The recall was caused by “wrong brand and undeclared allergens.”
According to the USDA , a consumer complaint said the pizza maker had mixed up their boxes and that some of the packages intended for the company’s pepperoni pizza product may in fact contain a different version of their pizza, consisting of three parts. The problem is that beef and sausage pizza toppings with three meats contain soy protein, which is a known allergen.
“People who are allergic to soy may have an allergic reaction and should not consume this product. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase, ”says the recall notice . (However, if you already know you’re not allergic to soy, that’s okay.) So far, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to someone eating these mislabeled pizzas.
How to know if you have one of the recalled pizzas
The affected product comes in a 26-ounce package. a box containing “DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust Pepperoni Pizza” with batch code 1181510721, date of manufacture June 30, 2021 and Best Buy date March 2022. The boxes also bear the number of the establishment “EST. 1682A “. You can see what the labels look like here . Pepperoni pizza packages that have different production dates do not appear to be affected by the review.
The Food Safety and Control Service encourages consumers who are concerned about allergic reactions to contact their healthcare provider. And if you ever need to report a potential problem with meat, poultry or egg products, you can get an online consumer complaint monitoring system here .