Public health alert issued for ready-to-eat soup products sold nationwide

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for multiple ready-to-eat soup products sold nationwide.

According to the FSIS, the products may have been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions, which may result in the product spoiling prematurely.

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A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase, but the FSIS says it is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers.

The following products are subject to the public health alert:

48-oz. packages containing two 24-oz. cups of “Ivar’s PUGET SOUND CLAM CHOWDER WITH BACON” with Use By dates 4/26/2023, 4/27/2023, 5/3/2023, 5/4/2023, 5/5/2023, 5/11/2023, 5/23/2023, 5/30/2023, 6/2/2023, 6/6/2023, 6/7/2023, 7/5/2023, 7/20/2023, 8/1/2023, 8/10/2023, and 8/17/2023.
48-oz. packages containing two 24-oz. cups of “Ivar’s Loaded Baked Potato Soup” with Use By dates 5/9/2023, 5/19/2023, 6/16/2023, and 7/18/2023.
48-oz. packages containing two 24-oz. cups of “Ivar’s Rustic Zuppa Toscana Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup” with Use By dates 4/30/2023, 5/2/2023, 5/14/2023, 5/15/2023, 5/21/2023, 5/22/2023, and 5/30/2023.
20-oz. cup of “Ivar’s PUGET SOUND Clam Chowder WITH BACON” with Use By dates 4/26/2023, 5/5/2023, 6/6/2023, 7/20/2023, and 8/10/2023.
20-oz. cup of “PIKE PLACE FISH MARKET WORLD FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER WITH BACON” with Use By dates 5/4/2023, 7/5/2023, and 8/1/2023.

The products bear establishment number “EST. 20173″ inside the USDA mark of inspection. They were shipped to retail locations nationwide and exported to Mexico.

According to the alert, the problem was discovered after multiple consumer complaints about “bloated” soup packages. Upon further review, the company found that some products spoiled prematurely and had high levels of spoilage bacteria in the products.

There have been no confirmed reports of illness due to consumption of the products.

Anyone who has purchased the products is urged to throw them away or return them.

Consumers with questions regarding the public health alert can contact Robert Green, Director of Technical Services, Ivar’s Soup Company, at robertg@keepclam.com.

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