NHTSANHTSA recall 039-2025 · Dec 14, 2025
La Guadalupana Foods LLC Recalls Ready-To-Eat Frozen Tamales Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Recall found
Product
10.9-lb. plastic-lined boxes containing 50 frozen tamales and labeled as “La Guadalupana MILD PORK TAMALES Wrapped in Corn Husks,” with pack date “10/07/25” and best buy date “10/08/26” represented on the label.
Hazard
Misbranding, Unreported Allergens
What to do
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Recall details
- FSIS classification
- Class I: the Food Safety and Inspection Service's most serious class, where there is a reasonable probability that eating the product will cause serious health problems or death.
- Summary
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2025 – La Guadalupana Foods LLC, a Chicago, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 2,669 pounds of frozen tamale products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The bean, cheese, and jalapeno tamales were mislabeled as mild pork tamales. The product contains cheese (milk), a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The fully cooked tamales were produced Oct. 7, 2025. The following product is subject to recall [ view labels ]: 10.9-lb. plastic-lined boxes containing 50 frozen tamales and labeled as “La Guadalupana MILD PORK TAMALES Wrapped in Corn Husks,” with pack date “10/07/25” and best buy date “10/08/26” represented on the label. The p
- Reason
- Misbranding, Unreported Allergens
- Distribution
- Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin
- Recalling firm
- La Guadalupana Foods LLC
- Company contact
- La Guadalupana Foods (doing business as Authentico Foods) [email protected]
- Recall type
- Closed Recall
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) notice.
Copied from the agency record without changes. Data as of Nov 3, 2026, 2:31 AM EST. The agency notice is the final word.
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