One supplement maker pulled its entire liquid line; one contaminated milk-powder lot took down seasonings sold under brands you'd recognize.

FDA Enforcement Weekly: Supplements, Cosmetics & Food The week's FDA actions that actually touch your world, in plain English. For QA & regulatory teams.

This week (FDA batch posted May 27): 2 Class I ingredient-supplier recalls · 1 supplement maker's entire liquid line (14 SKUs) · 1 imported additive action, all currently ongoing.

⭐ Item of the week: one contaminated milk-powder lot, recalls now under Costco, Chick-fil-A, Blackstone and Save A Lot

Over the past two weeks, a single upstream nonfat-dry-milk Salmonella recall has rippled into at least three B2B ingredient/seasoning suppliers, and surfaced under national brand names that never bought milk powder:

• 🔴 Griffith Foods Inc. (IL), Class I (H-0691 to H-0693-2026, posted May 13). Recalled a Costco Service Deli meatloaf seasoning, a "Milk Wash" packed exclusively for Chick-fil-A, and a milk-n-egg mix, all because "the firm was notified from their supplier that the nonfat dry milk may be contaminated with Salmonella." Shipped to 15 states.

• 🔴 PS Seasoning & Spices (WI), Class I (H-0814 to H-0819-2026, posted May 27). Same root cause ("made with milk powder recalled by the supplier"), surfacing under Blackstone Parmesan Ranch ("Manufactured for North Atlantic Imports, LLC") and a Save A Lot private-label binder.

• 🔴 Solina U.S. Holding (CA), Class I (H-0820 to H-0829-2026, posted May 27). 10 seasoning blends, Salmonella, almost certainly the same upstream event, though Solina's filings don't name the source.

Why it happened (plain English): none of these firms had a failure in their own plant. One ingredient, nonfat dry milk, was recalled upstream for Salmonella, and every product that milk went into inherited a Class I recall. Contamination entering through the receiving door, not the production line.

Who else should care: this is the entire co-manufacturer thesis, live. Costco, Chick-fil-A, Blackstone, Save A Lot: their names are on the shelf; Griffith's and PS Seasoning's are on the FDA notice. If you outsource any blending or ingredient, a supplier's recall becomes yours, and you find out only if you're watching the supplier, not just yourself.

Look up these recalls on FDA's Enforcement Reports → (search recall # H-0691-2026)

Also this week

• 🟡 Wellnov Supplements LLC (Chandler, AZ) recalled all 14 SKUs of its liposomal liquid line: the Sleep, B12, and D3+B12 oral sprays plus the full range of liquid multivitamin drops (kids, women's, women's 50+, men's 50+, prenatal/postnatal, collagen). Reason: cGMP deviations that could allow bacterial pathogens, including C. botulinum. Class II, ongoing, distributed nationwide and to Puerto Rico (H-0797 to H-0808-2026). Why it matters: low-acid liquids in sealed bottles are exactly the conditions botulinum likes when process controls slip, and an entire product line shipped before this surfaced. Note the filings list the firm address as VitaminAlly LLC, a reminder that one manufacturing site can put a brand's whole catalog at risk at once. Look up on FDA Enforcement Reports → (recall # H-0797-2026)

• ⚪ Guangdong Zonegoing Food Co. (imported, distributed NY): "52USA" Popping Boba (passion fruit, mango, strawberry) recalled for unapproved color additives (FD&C Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40 used where they aren't approved). Class II, posted May 6 (H-0676 to H-0678-2026). Why it matters: color additives are approved for specific uses; "it's a common dye" is not a defense. Relevant to anyone formulating supplements, foods, or cosmetics with imported colorants. Look up on FDA Enforcement Reports → (recall # H-0676-2026)

📈 Watching for patterns

One contaminated milk-powder lot, three ingredient suppliers, four-plus national brands, two weeks. Every Class I recall in this issue entered through the supply chain, not the brand, and they trace to the same upstream nonfat-dry-milk Salmonella event. The recurring lesson: the risk walks in the receiving door, and FDA's notice names your supplier, not you. If you can't see your suppliers' recalls, you can't see your own.

✅ If you do one thing this week

If you make or contract liquid/liposomal products (Wellnov's failure mode): pull your last microbial-control verification for low-acid liquids (water activity, fill/seal validation, micro-testing cadence) and check the date against your last formulation or line change. If you buy dairy or other dry ingredients (the PS Seasoning/Solina failure mode): confirm you have a live process to catch a supplier's recall, not just your own.

Question for you this week: when an ingredient supplier or co-manufacturer of yours has a problem, how do you find out today? Them telling you, the news, or luck? Hit reply, I read every answer.

And if you'd want alerts the moment one of YOUR suppliers, co-manufacturers, or competitors is cited, instead of checking FDA yourself, reply "watchlist" for early access.