The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0618-2023·Announced 2023-03-22

Spicy Kick snack mix recalled due to potential metal contamination

Catalina Snacks is recalling Spicy Kick ready-to-eat snack mix pouches due to potential metal contamination. The product was distributed across multiple U.S. states and online sales.

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: Foreign material including metal fragments in food presents a direct risk of injury to consumers through choking or oral trauma. Per the FDA severity rubric, this falls under a risk-of-harm product where no illnesses or injuries have been reported, warranting a High (3) classification.

Plain-English summary

Catalina Snacks is recalling Spicy Kick flavored ready-to-eat snack mix packaged in 6-ounce plastic pouches (UPC 850017468153). The recall affects approximately 316,980 units with a best-by date of 2/22/2023.

The product may contain foreign material, specifically metal fragments, which poses a potential hazard to consumers.

The product was distributed to consumers in New York, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oregon, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Virginia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and through online sales.

Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to stop consuming it and dispose of it safely.

The recalled product

Product
Spicy Kick flavored ready-to-eat snack mix packaged in 6oz (UPC 850017468153) plastic stand up pouch.
Manufacturer
Catalina Snacks
Category
Food — Ready-to-Eat Snack Mix
Hazard
Affected units
316,980

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)

  • Best By Date 2/22/2023

Distribution

Distributed in 21 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Catalina Snacks under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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