Federal food safety officials are warning consumers nationwide not to eat several frozen Betterballen meat and poultry products because of mislabeling that left out two allergens. The products in question were made by Betterballen Foods and sold online for nationwide shipping, and they may still be sitting in some households' freezers.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for frozen, not ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to FSIS. The affected items, all Dutch-style snack foods, include beef, pork and chicken varieties, and all of them contain sesame, a known allergen not listed on the packaging. As reported by Food Safety News, the beef product carries an added risk: its Worcestershire sauce contains anchovy, a fish-based allergen that also went undeclared on the label.
Which Products Are Affected
The alert covers three specific items, per Daily Voice: six-piece Bami Rolls made with pork, under lot codes BR-2026-01 and BR-2026-02; 10-piece Saté Kroketten made with chicken, under lot code SK-1026-01; and 12-piece Bitterballen made with beef, under lot code BB-1026-01. All of the products carry best-by dates of October 2027, the outlet notes.
Per USA TODAY, the products were manufactured on three separate dates — Oct. 15, Oct. 16 and Oct. 27, 2026 — and were sold online nationwide by U.S.-European grocer Lowlands House. The same report notes they may also have been sold at a festival and farmers' market in Greer, South Carolina, though that distribution point is described only as a possibility.
Why There's No Formal Recall
Despite the undeclared allergens, no formal recall has been issued. USA TODAY reports that officials decided against a recall because the products are no longer available for purchase, though the outlet cautions they could still be sitting in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. Anyone who finds the affected Bami Rolls, Saté Kroketten or Bitterballen at home should not eat them and should either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase, according to the same report.
The labeling problem surfaced not through a consumer complaint but through routine oversight. FSIS discovered the issue during a routine label review, and the agency says there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions linked to eating the products, Daily Voice reports. As Atlanta News First notes, consumers with the affected lot codes in their freezers are urged to check their packaging against the identified lot numbers before serving them to anyone with a sesame or fish allergy.
