Saint Francis Pizza Recall: Four Varieties, Eleven Cincinnati-Area Shops and the Soy Label

What was recalled

A Cincinnati pizza maker is recalling four varieties of its frozen pizzas because soy is not declared on the label, which puts people with a soy allergy at risk. The company announcement is dated October 1, 2026, and the FDA published it on October 3.

The products are Saint Francis brand frozen pizzas in Pepperoni, Plain Cheese, Supreme, and Mushroom and Onion varieties. The company describes the problem as misbranding: the soy allergen, in the form of soybean oil and soy lecithin, is missing from the label.

Where the product was sold

The notice is unusually specific about geography. The pizzas were sold at eleven named retail locations in the Cincinnati area and northern Kentucky, plus online sales from cincyfavorites.com.

The stores include two ETC Produce and Provisions addresses in Cincinnati, Daylily Deli, Harvest Market in Milford, Boards and Beez, Madison's at Findlay Market, Urban Stead Cheese, The Farm on Central in Carlisle, Tony and Pete's in Dayton, Taste Cellar and Pantry in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and Golden Gelato in Covington, Kentucky.

That list is the practical scope of the recall. Anyone who bought a Saint Francis frozen pizza outside those channels is not covered by this notice, and anyone who bought one inside them should check the label rather than rely on the receipt.

Who is at risk

The notice is aimed at people with a soy allergy or severe sensitivity to soy. For them, consuming the product carries the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. No illnesses involving these products have been reported, and the company advises anyone showing signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction to contact a physician immediately.

Soy is one of the eight major food allergens under US labelling law, and that law is why a missing sub-ingredient triggers a recall. Packaged foods containing a major allergen must declare it, either through a "Contains" statement next to the ingredient list or by naming the food source in parentheses after the ingredient.

The law's findings estimated that those eight allergens account for about 90% of food allergies and that there is no cure, which is why avoidance is the recommended course. The same findings record why the rule exists: a 1999 FDA review of baked goods, ice cream and candy from randomly selected manufacturers found that 25% of sampled foods failed to list peanuts or eggs, and recalls over unlabelled allergens rose to 121 in 2000 from about 35 a decade earlier. They also note a study finding that many parents of children with a food allergy could not correctly identify, on several labels, ingredients derived from major allergens.

What to do with the product

Affected products should be discarded or returned to Saint Francis Apizza LLC for a full refund.

Consumers with questions can contact Alex Plattner at 971.221.7086.

How specific this recall is

Many recall notices cover a nationwide grocery channel and publish a UPC. This one gives street addresses and a single online storefront instead, which says something about scale: a local producer selling through independent shops rather than a national distribution network.

What the notice does not say

The announcement does not say how many pizzas are affected, how long the affected labels were in circulation, or whether any product reached retailers outside the listed addresses.

It also gives no lot code or date range, so the label and the point of purchase are the identifiers a consumer has to work with.

For anyone in the Cincinnati area who bought a Saint Francis frozen pizza, the check is straightforward: whether the variety matches one of the four listed and whether the label mentions soy. If it does not, and the buyer has a soy allergy, the notice applies.