Meatball fans beware: A nationwide recall is underway for a popular brand of frozen meatballs sold at Aldi. The recall is due to the possibility that the product may contain metal fragments, which could cause serious injury if consumed. Here’s what you need to know.
What’s happened?
On Sunday, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posted a safety alert about a Class 1 recall—the highest possible designation the agency assigns to recalled products.
A Class 1 recall means that there is “a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death,” according to the agency.
The Class 1 recall covers a Bremer-branded ready-to-eat frozen meatball product sold at Aldi stores. The recalled meatballs were produced by Rosina Food Products, Inc., a West Seneca, N.Y., company, which initiated the recall.
Approximately 9,462 pounds of the frozen meatball product are being recalled. The issue at hand is that the recalled meatballs may contain metal fragments, which could harm individuals who consume them.
What meatball product is being recalled?
The recall covers only one meatball product sold under the Bremer brand. That product is:
- 32-oz. printed poly film bag packages of fully cooked frozen “Bremer FAMILY SIZE ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS” containing “about 64 meatballs per package” with “BEST BY” date of “10/30/26” with timestamps between 17:08 through 18:20 printed on the back of the label.
According to the recall notice, the recalled product has an establishment number of “EST. 4286B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were produced on July 30, 2025.
Images of the recalled product’s packaging can be found here.
Where were the recalled meatballs sold?
According to the FSIS notice, the recalled product was “shipped to Aldi supermarket locations nationwide.”
Has anyone been harmed from eating the recalled meatballs?
As of the recall notice’s posting date, no one is known to have been injured due to the consumption of the recalled product.
However, the issue was discovered after a consumer reported to the FSIS that they found metal fragments in the meatballs.
What should I do if I have the recalled meatballs?
Given that the recalled product has a 15-month shelf life, the FSIS is concerned that consumers may have purchased the meatballs a while ago, yet might still have them in their freezers or refrigerators.
If you think you may have purchased the recalled meatballs, you should check your freezers and refrigerators for them. If you have the recalled products, the FSIS says you should not consume them. Instead, you should throw the product away or return it to its place of purchase.
Full details about the meatball recall can be found on the FSIS’s website here.