The USDA issued a public health alert for Trader Joe’s frozen pepperoni pizza imported from Italy

Trader Joe's Frozen Pizzas Flagged in Public Health Alert—What You Need to Know Here’s how to check your freezer and what to do if you have it

The USDA issued a public health alert for Trader Joe’s frozen pepperoni pizza imported from Italy

Frozen pizzas sold at Trader Joe's were flagged in a recent public health alert from the USDA.
The pizzas were not recalled, but may still be in consumer's freezers.
People are advised not to eat the pizzas, and instead throw them away or return them.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for frozen pizza sold at Trader Joe's, according to an announcement shared last week.

The frozen not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) uncured pepperoni pizza product was imported from Italy, and did not "receive the benefit of import reinspection."

The pizzas weren't recalled because they're no longer available for purchase, but the FSIS said consumers may still have the products in their freezers. Here's what to look for.

How to Identify the Frozen Pizza

The frozen pepperoni pizzas were shipped to retail locations in California and sold in 17.63-ounce cardboard boxes with the following information 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 bottom of the package)
The Italy establishment number "IT 1558 L UE"

You can see an image of the affected product below.

What to Do With the Frozen Pizza

If you have the product in your freezer, the FSIS says not to consume it—it should be thrown away or returned to the Trader Joe's location where you purchased it.

Currently, there have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions linked to eating the frozen pizzas.

If you have questions about the public health alert, you can contact Trader Joe's Customer Relations at 626-599-3817. Additionally, if you have food safety questions, you can call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to [email protected].

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