Class I · Recall · initiated March 11, 2026 · Ongoing
Lone Star Dairy Products recalls 1.8 million lbs of dairy powder after Salmonella test
Lone Star Dairy Products of Canyon, Texas recalled 1,791,544 lbs of spray dried dairy powder in 25 kg bags and one-ton totes, distributed across the USA, after finished product testing identified Salmonella.
The record
- Firm
- Lone Star Dairy Products LLC, Canyon, TX
- Product
- Spray Dried Dairy Powder 25 kg bags or 1 metric ton totes
- Reason, as filed
- “Salmonella spp. identified in finished product testing”
- Classification
- Class I (Class I: reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death)
- Recall number
- H-0640-2026
- Initiated
- March 11, 2026
- Posted by FDA
- April 8, 2026
- Status
- Ongoing · Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Quantity
- 1,791,543.94 lbs
- Distribution
- USA
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Why it happened, in plain English
The filed reason: “Salmonella spp. identified in finished product testing.” That is a positive result on the powder itself, found by the firm’s own program, and the volume is nearly 1.8 million pounds. The record does not name a single consignee. It says only “USA.” Packaging is 25 kg bags and one metric ton totes, which are industrial formats; this powder went to manufacturers, not shelves.
In general terms, spray drying does not sterilize. The dryer runs hot but the product spends seconds in it, and contamination can enter after drying, in cooling, conveying, sifting or bagging. Once Salmonella is in a dry dairy powder it stays viable for months. A recall of this size is an ingredient event that can show up later as other firms’ recalls, and the record lists it as ongoing. Any manufacturer that bought spray dried dairy powder from Texas in early 2026 has to assume exposure until told otherwise.
Who else should care
Anyone who uses dairy powder as an ingredient: seasoning blenders, bakery mix makers, confectioners, nutrition bar and protein powder brands. One-ton totes go to large plants; 25 kg bags can reach anyone through a distributor, and the record does not say which customers got which format.
Check: whether you know the actual drying plant behind every dairy powder you buy, including powder that reaches you through a broker or a flavor house, and whether you hold a retained sample of each lot.
Written 2026-09-08. Analysis is editorial; the record above is FDA's.