Soup Recall: Several Popular Brands of Soup May Contain Bits of Wood

Pair your next main dish with a salad instead of soup. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspections Service (FDIS) issued a public health alert for several brands of soup and soup bowls. The products could contain bits of wood.

What caused the recall?

FSIS issued this health alert because of the cilantro in certain soups. It’s not because cilantro tastes like soap, though. In this case, the cilantro was previously recalled because it was contaminated with wood.

What stores sold the soups and bowls?

So far, we know the soups and bowls were shipped to retail and institutional locations in four states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. FSIS expects to add other products to its health alert list, though, which means this issue could soon be nationwide.

The health alert doesn’t name specific grocery stores or fast-food chains that sold this soup, so be aware regardless of where you shop or eat!

How do I know if I have a recalled soup or bowl?

Right now, 13 products could contain the recalled cilantro:

• Campbell’s Chicken Tortilla Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 24 2026; Dec 15 2026
• Campbell’s Soup Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup 
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 07 2026; Nov 03 2026
• Campbell’s Wicked Thai Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 1 2026
• Health Request Mexican Chicken Tortilla
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 27 2026
• Life Cuisine Vital Pursuit Southwest Style Taco Bowl
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Mar 2026; Apr 2026
• Molly’s Kitchen Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 07 2026; Oct 28 2026; Dec 11 2026
• Molly’s Kitchen Chicken Chili
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 09 2026
• Molly’s Kitchen Chicken Enchilada Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 28 2026; Nov 10 2026; Dec 11 2026
• Molly’s Kitchen Mexican Chicken Tortilla
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Nov 13 2026
• Sysco Chicken Tortilla Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Nov 10 2026
• Verve Spicy Chicken Nacho Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 07 2026; Nov 03 2026
• Verve Wicked Thai Soup
  • Use by/Sell by Date(s): Oct 07 2026
• Crafted Market Coconut Chicken Thai Style Soup
  • Lot number: 1 05025, Best by: 21-May-25
  • Lot number: 1 05825, Best by: 29-May-25
  • Lot number: 1 06325, Best by: 03-Jun-25
  • Lot number: 1 03425, Best by: 05-May-25

FSIS expects to update its product list with more soups, so we’ll add updates as we see them.

What should I do next?

Don’t eat any of the soups or bowls listed above. Instead, toss them out or return them to the store. Be aware of what you’re ordering when you eat out, too.

If you need to report a problem with any soup or bowl that’s not on the list above, use the FSIS Consumer Complaint Form.