The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0304-2025·Announced 2024-12-25

Spicy Breading Product Recalled for Potential Metal Contamination

GRIFFITH FOODS LTD has recalled 50-pound bags of Spicy Breading Export (LOT 575830) due to potential metal contamination. Affected product was distributed to IL, NY, NC, WI, TX, TN, and GA.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard—metal contamination—represents a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criteria for High severity.

Plain-English summary

GRIFFITH FOODS LTD is recalling Item 42081001, 104023600 Spicy Breading Export distributed in 50-pound bags. The affected lot is 575830. Approximately 25,903 pounds of the product were distributed.

The product has been recalled due to the potential for pieces of metal in the breading. Metal contamination poses a risk of injury to consumers.

The affected product was distributed to food service and manufacturing facilities in Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia. Consumers and businesses that received this product should stop using it and contact GRIFFITH FOODS LTD or their supplier for instructions on return or destruction.

The recalled product

Product
Item 42081001, 104023600 SPICY BREADING EXPORT, 50 lb. bag
Manufacturer
GRIFFITH FOODS LTD
Category
Food — Spices / Seasonings
Hazard
  • metal-contamination
  • foreign-object

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • LOT 575830

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

  • GA
  • IL
  • NC
  • NY
  • TN
  • TX
  • WI

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