Sara Lee is owned by Tyson Foods.
PARENT VIOLATIONS · $5.2M IN FINES
USDA recall — The Hillshire Brands Company: The Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Corn Dog and Sausage On A Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination — Reason: Product Contamination — Pounds recalled: 27788 lbs — Class: Class I — Recall #030-2025 (2025)
USDA recall — Tyson Foods, Inc.: Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Chicken Patty Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination — Reason: Product Contamination — Pounds recalled: 798 pounds — Class: Class I — Recall #057-2023 (2023)
USDA recall — The Hillshire Brands Company: Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Smoked Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination — Reason: Product Contamination — Pounds recalled: 10,836 lbs — Class: Class I — Recall #039-2023 (2023)
USDA recall — Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.: Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. Recalls Raw Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination — Reason: Product Contamination — Pounds recalled: 22,945 pounds — Class: Class I — Recall #042-2022 (2022)
EU regulatory action — EU RASFF alert: Listeria monocytogenes in Tyson/Hillshire Farm deli meat products. EU food safety authorities detected contamination in imported US deli products. Risk categorized as serious. RTE (ready-to-eat) products require strict Listeria controls under EU Regulation 2073/2005. (2022)
32 FDA Recall(s) on record
PARENT LOBBYING
$16.4M lobbied since 2020
Animal welfare standardsantibiotic usetrade policyUSDAclimate policyAnimal welfare
PRODUCT ADDITIVES (164 PRODUCTS TRACKED)
Danish
Sodium BenzoatePotassium SorbateCalcium PropionateXanthan GumGuar Gum
Strawberry cheesecake
bhacarrageenanhigh fructose corn syrupmaltodextrinsoy lecithin
Sara lee, classic cheesecake, whipped & fluffy
bhacarrageenanhigh fructose corn syrupmaltodextrinsoy lecithin
Original cream cheesecake
carrageenanhigh fructose corn syruppartially hydrogenated
Devil's Food Creme Cakes
carrageenanhigh fructose corn syrupsoy lecithin