Major Bologna Recall: 143,000 Pounds Pulled for Mislabeling of Meat and Poultry Ingredients
Find out if your bologna products have been recalled and what you should do with them
If you’ve recently purchased bologna from your local supermarket, you might want to give it a double check, as 143,000 pounds of ready-to-eat bologna product has been recalled nationwide due to misbranding.
The items being recalled were sold by the company Gaiser’s European Style Provisions for containing meat and poultry products that were not included on the label. This is a Class III recall, which is “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.” There have also been no reports of any illness as of now.
Full list of bologna products affected by the recall
If you think you might have purchased a bologna product from Gaiser’s European Style Provisions, there are a few names that you should look out for. The products affected are listed below. See the labels here.
- Vacuum-packed packages of “Family Tree Bologna Veal” containing undeclared pork.
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “Babushka’s Recipe Chicken Bologna” containing undeclared pork.
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “Fancy Bologna” labeled with pork as an ingredient but containing undeclared beef and chicken.
- Vacuum-packed packages of “Gaisers Russian Brand Doktorskaya Bologna” containing undeclared beef.
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “Gaisers Bologna Veal” containing undeclared chicken and pork.
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “Gaisers Turkey Bologna” containing undeclared chicken and pork.
- Plastic-wrapped packages of “Chicken Bologna Kypoyka Paba” containing undeclared pork.
How to check if your bologna is part of the recall
Knowing whether a product you purchased is part of the recall is simple. The recalled items were produced between the dates of March 20 and June 20, 2025, so if you made your purchase recently, you might want to check your refrigerators and freezers.
All of the products that have been recalled were distributed to wholesale and retail locations nationwide. You can also check the packaging for an establishment number. In this case, the number you are looking for to check whether your product has been recalled is “EST. 5385” inside the USDA mark of inspection on the product labels
What to do if you bought a recalled bologna product
If you find that one of your products matches one of those in the description, there are a few things you can do. First, you can either discard the items or you can return them to your place of purchase. Do not consume the products.
If you have any questions about the products or the recall, you can contact Steven Shuchinski, Manager, Gaiser’s European Style Provisions Inc., at (908) 686-3421 or gaisers@verizon.net.
For any questions about food safety, you can contact the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854). You can also send any questions via email to MPHotline@usda.gov.
Any consumer who needs to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product can do so at the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System, which is available to access 24 hours a day at this link.
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