SHOPPERS are being urged to avoid eating contaminated soup sold at popular stores over fears it could lead to a dental injury.

The issue affects a handful of different brands of soup and customers are being told to check their cabinets to avoid injury.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says the potential contamination stems from an FDA-regulated ingredient, cilantro.

Some of the affected products were distributed to Walmart, raising concerns about wider retail exposure.

The soups were shipped to retail and institutional locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Brands caught in the alert include Campbell’s, Health Request, Molly’s Kitchen, Sysco, Verve, and Crafted Market.

Officials say these products could still be sitting in refrigerators or freezers, posing a risk to anyone who eats them.

The foreign material could lead to dental injuries or even choking if swallowed.

The issue was flagged after an FSIS-regulated plant got word that the cilantro ingredient had been recalled for foreign matter.

A statement from the Campbell’s Company to The U.S. Sun clarified its affected products were not the canned soups typically found on store shelves.

“The soups are not sold in cans, they are distributed either frozen or fresh (refrigerated) via foodservice channels,” a spokesperson said.

The government agency hasn’t ruled out the possibility that more products will be added, warning of potential nationwide impacts.

Institutions are being told not to serve the products under any circumstances.

Instead, the items should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

The FSIS alert, issued on April 11, outlines concerns over the wood contamination that could cause harm if ingested.

So far, there have been no confirmed reports of injury, but officials are urging caution.

Food recalls like this one often happen when a manufacturer or agency finds a risk to public health.

That could include foreign materials, bacteria like Salmonella or Listeria, or undeclared allergens.

If you have any of the products subject to this health alert, you should not consume them.

Meanwhile, celery sticks sold under the Marketside brand are being recalled due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the FDA has warned.

The “washed and ready-to-eat” produce is the latest item flagged for food safety concerns.