Lower riskFood recall · FDA · Published December 26, 2025
Gold Star Distribution food recall: Rodent contamination risk
Gold Star Distribution recalls various human food products due to potential rodent exposure during distribution. Products include snacks, candy, oils, and more. Consumers should check labels for affected items.
Potential exposure of rodents and rodent activity in the distribution center.
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📍Recalling firmGOLD STAR DISTRIBUTION INC1000 Humboldt Ave N · Minneapolis, MN 55411-3964
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Gold Star Distribution is recalling multiple human food products because rodents may have been present in their distribution center. This could lead to contamination with rodent pathogens or parasites. Consumers should check product labels for affected items and take appropriate action if they have them. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/6850-gold-star-distribution-food-recall-rodent-contamination-risk.
“Gold Star Distribution food recall: Rodent contamination risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/6850-gold-star-distribution-food-recall-rodent-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #H-0411-2026.
The FDA announced on Dec. 26, 2025, that Gold Star Distribution Inc. is recalling all human food products distributed from its firm due to potential rodent exposure and activity in the distribution center. This voluntary Class II recall affects snack foods, candy, cooking oil, and other items sold in Indiana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Gold Star Distribution
Products: All human food products including snack foods, candy, gum, cooking oil, canned fruit and beans, honey, dietary supplements, peanut butter, oatmeal, rice, dry peas and beans, ramen, cold cereal, hot sauce, lemon juice, crackers, canned sardines tuna and Oyster, sauces, seasonings, sugar, bottled and canned beverages, coffee and filters and creamer, tea bags, canned pasta, dates, flour, baby food
Distribution: Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota
The hazard
The recall is due to potential exposure of rodents and rodent activity in the distribution center. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Gold Star Distribution Inc. has three other recalls on record since Dec. 26, 2025, including a pet food recall for Salmonella and pest contamination risk on that same date. Other recent recalls of similar products include Mars Snacking Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties Recall (June 18, 2026) and Clover Hill Dairy Mild Cheese Variety Recall (June 1, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check product labels for Gold Star Distribution as the manufacturer. Products include snacks, candy, cooking oils, canned goods, and dietary supplements. The recall covers all items distributed by this company.
Brand
Gold Star Distribution
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Labels
Look for Gold Star Distribution as the manufacturer on food packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “IN, MN, ND” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 33 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #H-0411-2026 (December 26, 2025)
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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