Frozen Pizza Recall 2024: What to Know [Video]

A Vermont-based company is recalling more than 8,200 pounds of frozen meat pizza after a branding mishap resulted in the presence of an undeclared allergen. Select boxes of 802 VT Frozen Meat Crispy Wood-Fired Crust Hand Made Pizza was recalled by the Newport, Vermont-based company on April 26 after it was discovered the products may contain soy, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

A routine inspection by FSIS discovered that the product contained soy, an ingredient that was not declared on the label. Soy is one of the nine major food allergies, and soy allergies affect one in 13 children under 3, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Symptoms to an allergic reaction include hives or itching in and around the mouth, wheezing, skin redness, swelling of the lips, face, tongue and throat, and abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. In rare instances, an allergic reaction to soy can …