The USDA alert includes store-brand pizzas sold by Walmart and Aldi.
WASHINGTON — Federal food safety officials expanded a salmonella-related public health alert to include frozen pizzas sold by Walmart and Aldi, along with other meat and poultry products made with recalled dairy ingredients.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the affected products contain FDA-regulated dairy ingredients made with dry milk powder that had been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. The alert began April 30 and later expanded as more downstream products were identified. Officials said there had been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions linked to the products as of the latest update.
The alert covers several frozen pizza products sold under major store brands. The affected items include Mama Cozzi’s Biscuit Crust Sausage & Cheese Breakfast Pizza and Mama Cozzi’s Biscuit Crust Breakfast Pizza with cooked pork belly crumbles, cooked bacon topping, peppers and onions, both sold at Aldi. The products carry establishment number 5699 and best-by dates that include Oct. 15 and Oct. 21 through Oct. 24, 2026. The Aldi pizzas were distributed nationwide. Federal officials said the problem was found after the Food and Drug Administration notified USDA inspectors that several federally regulated establishments had received ingredients made with recalled dry milk powder.
Walmart’s Great Value brand was also included in the expanded alert. Products listed by food safety officials include Great Value Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza and Great Value Stuffed Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza. Some packages carry establishment number M1487 with lot codes WC103203, WC103803, WC104173, WC104065 and WC103793. Another Great Value stuffed crust product carries establishment number M1928 and lot code WJ100977. The listed best-by dates include Oct. 9, Oct. 25, Oct. 26, Nov. 7, Nov. 8 and Dec. 9, 2026. The Great Value pizzas were sold at Walmart stores nationwide.
The product list also includes Culinary Circle Ultra Thin Crust Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza, carrying establishment number M1487, lot code WC103309 and a best-by date of Oct. 18, 2026. That pizza was distributed in several states, including Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California, Virginia, Washington, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Pork King Good Sour Cream & Onion Pork Rinds and the party-size version of the same product were also named. Those pork rind products carry establishment number 1321 and best-by dates running from late June through mid-August 2026. They were sold nationwide through several retailers and online sellers.
The alert is tied to ingredients rather than a single finished product line. FSIS said multiple meat and poultry establishments received dairy ingredients that were regulated by the FDA and made with dry milk powder later recalled for possible contamination. Because those ingredients were used in finished foods, the list of affected products could change as companies and regulators trace where the recalled powder went. The agency said it expected additional downstream products to be identified as the ingredient recall moved forward. That tracing process has already moved the alert beyond the first Aldi pizza products and into Walmart pizzas, Culinary Circle pizza and Pork King Good pork rinds.
Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. FSIS said symptoms usually include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever and can begin six hours to six days after eating contaminated food. Illness often lasts four to seven days. Most people recover without treatment, but severe illness can occur, especially among infants, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Federal officials said no confirmed illnesses had been reported, but they were concerned the products could remain in home freezers, refrigerators, retail cases or storage areas because many of the listed best-by dates extend months into the future.
Retailers moved to restrict sales after the alert. A Walmart spokesperson said the company had issued a sales restriction, removed the affected product from impacted stores and was working with the supplier to investigate. Aldi-related reports identified the Mama Cozzi’s products as nationwide items under the chain’s private label. FSIS told retailers not to sell or serve the affected products and said consumers who had them should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase. The agency also posted labels and product lists to help identify affected packages by establishment number, lot code and best-by date.
The alert adds to a wider recall chain involving powdered dairy ingredients. Earlier notices tied recalled dry milk powder to other food and drink products, including powdered beverage mixes. The frozen pizza and pork rind items fall under FSIS because they contain meat or poultry components, while the dairy ingredient itself falls under FDA oversight. That split means federal agencies have to coordinate when an FDA-regulated ingredient moves into USDA-regulated finished foods. In this case, FSIS said the FDA’s notification triggered the alert for meat and poultry products that may have received the recalled dairy ingredient.
The next step is continued tracing of the dry milk powder and updates to the public health alert if more products are found. As of May 4, federal officials had not reported confirmed illnesses linked to the listed pizzas or pork rinds, and the product list remained subject to change.
Author note: Last updated May 4, 2026.