Karmactive Staff
If you keep jars of South Asian meat pickle in your pantry or refrigerator, a jar you bought months ago could be part of an active federal health alert. Unlike fresh poultry that gets eaten or tossed within a week, these spiced meat condiments stay in American kitchens for up to two years—meaning affected batches are still on shelves and dinner tables right now.
Under nationwide Indus Foods chicken recall notice 017-2026, Austin, Texas-based Indus Foods, LLC—doing business as Gangothri Foods—has recalled approximately 1,626 pounds of ready-to-eat pickled chicken and goat products across the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) classified the action as a Class I “High Risk” recall after discovering the meat and poultry were produced without the benefit of federal inspection between January 28, 2025, and May 6, 2026.
If you have any 8-ounce glass jar of Gangothri chicken or goat pickle bought since January 2025, stop eating it immediately. Even though these jars carry a two-year shelf life, USDA inspectors classify the meat inside as “not shelf stable” and confirmed it was processed without federal safety inspection. Throw the jar away or return it to your grocer for a full refund.
The recall specifically covers four products sold nationwide in 8-ounce glass jars:
* Gangothri Chicken Pickle (8-oz glass jar)
* Gangothri Gongura Chicken Pickle (8-oz glass jar)
* Gangothri Goat Pickle (8-oz glass jar)
* Gangothri Gongura Goat Pickle (8-oz glass jar)
Just as we saw with the long freezer dates in the Kayem Foods 1.58-million-pound meat recall and the multi-state Walmart Hawaiian rolls recall, long storage windows make condiment recalls uniquely tricky for families. Because none of these jars carry a mandatory USDA mark of inspection, federal food safety officials cannot verify how the meat was sourced, cooked, or cooled during production.
In the official FSIS filing for Recall 017-2026, the agency lists the processing category for these four glass-jarred meat pickles as “Fully Cooked – Not Shelf Stable,” even though the manufacturer sold them with a two-year shelf life stretching into 2027 and 2028. Because buyers treat pickled condiments like shelf-stable pantry items rather than perishable cooked meat, jars bought over a year ago are likely still being eaten in small spoonfuls across US households.
Which Gangothri pickle jars are included in the Indus Foods recall and who do I contact?
All 8-ounce glass jars of Gangothri Chicken Pickle, Gangothri Gongura Chicken Pickle, Gangothri Goat Pickle, and Gangothri Gongura Goat Pickle produced between January 28, 2025, and May 6, 2026, are recalled. Consumers with questions can contact Gangothri Foods coordinator Jyothi Yerramreddy at 512-284-7790 or email Gangothripickles@gmail.com.
Check the label on any Gangothri glass jar in your kitchen today. If it matches one of the four chicken or goat pickle varieties made between January 2025 and May 2026, seal it and throw it in the trash or take it back to the store where you bought it. Anyone experiencing illness after eating an uninspected meat product should contact a healthcare provider and report the incident through the USDA’s online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System.
