You’re conscious about fixing balanced meals…but sometimes pasta is a treat as an indulgent quick fix. Turns out, some customers who’d stocked up on this mealtime shortcut may have ended up with a different type of pasta than the packaging said, and this wasn’t a simple harmless swap for some consumers.

Late Wednesday, the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a public health alert concerning “frozen product labeled as pork and beef tortellini,” reportedly sold as Schnucks Tortellini Pork & Beef.

The FSIS further explains the pasta—though labeled as pork and beef tortellini—“may contain” pork and toasted ravioli instead. Besides the potential inconvenience for consumers of an accidental pasta, the agency offers a more serious warning, saying the pork and beef toasted ravioli contains soy and sesame, two common types of food allergens. Neither were declared on the tortellini product label, says the FSIS.

The event is labeled a public health alert, not a recall. As explained by the FSIS: “A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase.” However, the alert was issued “to ensure that consumers with allergies to soy and sesame are aware that this product should not be consumed.”

From the report, it seems that a customer’s sharp eye first caught the mix-up: “The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that their sole consignee received a consumer complaint of ravioli product in a bag labeled as tortellini.”

The pasta, which was produced on May 27, 2025, was reportedly then shipped to a Schnucks distribution center in Missouri. From there, the FSIS says the product was “further distributed” to store locations in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Schnucks, per a company website, is described as a “family-owned grocery company” with more than 100 stores in the four listed states.

Provided product details include:

  • 16-oz. bag “Schnucks Tortellini PORK & BEEF”
  • Best by date of 05/27/2026 printed at the top of the bag
  • Establishment number “EST. 13051” inside the USDA mark of inspection

Images of the product labels were also provided.

The FSIS is encouraging consumers to check their freezers for the products, then either throw the pasta away or return it to the place of purchase.

Though no adverse reactions are said to have been reported from eating the affected pasta, the FSIS urges anyone concerned about a potential reaction to contact a healthcare provider.

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