Sulu Organics LLC Recalls Pork Lard & Beef Tallow Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

Recall date

June 3, 2025

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

019-2025

FDA classification

Class I

Sold / distributed

Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 - Sulu Organics LLC, a Bartlett, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,166 pounds of pork lard and beef tallow products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The pork lard and beef tallow items were produced on various dates from December 2024 through May 2025. The following products are subject to recall [ view labels ]: 50-lb. boxes of “Sulu NUTRITION 100% PURE BEEF TALLOW FULLY RENDERED-PASTEURIZED ALL PURPOSE” with “LOT: 07192023-4502 EXP: 12/2024,” “LOT: 010224-0944 EXP: 12/2025” and “LOT: 080124-7895 EXP: 12/2025” represented on the container label. 7-lb. buckets of “Sulu TREAT YOUR SOUL BEEF TALLOW RENDERED 100% PURE GRASS FEED GRASS FINISHED” with “LOT: 042225-0128 EXP: 09/2026,” “LOT: 042423-4502 EXP: 12/2025,” “LOT: 010224-0944 EXP: 12/2025” and “LOT: 080124-7895 EXP: 01/2025” represented on the container label. 4-lb. buckets of “Sulu TREAT YOUR SOUL TALLOW RENDERED 100% PURE GRASS FEED GRASS FINISHED” with “LOT: 08012024-7895 EXP: 07/2026,” “07192023-4502 EXP: 12/2024” and “LOT: 080124-7895 EXP 01/2026” represented on the container label. 1.5-lb. jars of “Sulu TREAT YOUR SOUL BEEF TALLOW RENDERED 100% PURE GRASS FEED GRASS FINISHED” with “LOT: 021925-0044 EXP:09/2026,” “LOT: 012224-0960 EXP: 01/2026” represented on the container label. 4-lb. buckets of “Sulu TREAT YOUR SOUL LARD 100% PURE NATURAL US PRODUCT RICH IN MONOSATURATED, SATURATED AND POLYSATURATED FATS” with “LOT: 062824-0072 EXP:01/2026” represented on the container label. 7-lb. buckets of “Sulu TREAT YOUR SOUL LARD 100% PURE NATURAL US PRODUCT RICH IN MONOSATURATED, SATURATED AND POLYSATURATED FATS” with “LOT: 011825-0072 EXP: 08/2026” represented on the container label. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide and do not bear the USDA mark of inspection. The problem was discovered when FSIS received consumer complaints that…