New Zealand Food Safety issued their annual Food Recall Summary Report for 2025 this week, which confirmed 57 consumer-level food recalls.
Of the 57 recalls, 37 were initiated for domestically produced foods and 20 were for imported foods.
Allergens in food were the leading cause for recalls in 2025, accounting for 45.6% of all recalls.
The repot can be reviewed and downloaded here.
Recalled food products list and how to subscribe to recalls
Summary of recalls:
- There were 57 consumer-level recalls in 2025.
- Allergens were the leading cause of recalls (26).
- Milk was the allergen that triggered the most recalls (9).
- 17 recalls were due to physical contamination.
- 6 recalls were due to biological contamination.
- 37 recalls were initiated from domestically produced foods.
- 20 recalls were from imported foods.
