The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0622-2025·Announced 2025-03-19

Soup and oyster crackers recalled for potential stainless steel wire

Multiple brands of soup and oyster crackers are being recalled due to potential stainless steel wire. The affected products were distributed across 24 states.

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: This is a risk-of-harm product (foreign material contamination) with no reported injuries or illnesses. The potential hazard from stainless steel wire in food justifies a High severity classification per the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Shearer's Foods, LLC is recalling multiple brands of soup and oyster crackers due to the potential presence of stainless steel wire in the products. The recalled items include Market Pantry, Great Value, Giant Eagle, and VISTA branded crackers, as well as 20-pound bulk packages. A total of 15,874 cases are involved in this recall.

The affected products were distributed to customers in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Consumers who have purchased these products should stop eating them and contact the retailer or manufacturer with questions.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled crackers are advised to discard them or return them to the point of purchase. Anyone who has consumed the product and has concerns should consult a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
1.) Market Pantry Soup & Oyster Crackers, NET WT 9 OZ (255g), packaged in flexible plastic bags, 12 count per case, Distributed By: Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 55403 2.) Great Value Soup & Oyster Crackers, NET WT 9 OZ (255g), packaged in flexible plastic bags, 12 count
Manufacturer
Shearer's Foods, LLC
Hazard
  • foreign-material
  • stainless-steel-wire

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 (12)

  • 1.) Market Pantry Soup & Oyster Crackers - UPC: 085239114933
  • Sell By Date: 23MAY2025 and Code Date: 23MAY2025BC06
  • Sell By Date: MAY23 2025
  • Code Date: MAY 23 2025 ABO6
  • MAY 23 2025 BBO6
  • MAY 23 2025 CBO6 3.) Giant Eagle Oyster Crackers - UPC: 030034915087
  • Best By Date: MAY24 2025
  • Code Date: MAY 24 25 AB06 4.) VISTA Soup & Oyster Crackers - UPC: 045100008006
  • Code Date: MAY 24 25 AB06 5.) 20lb. Bulk Oyster Crackers - UPC: 10045100400203
  • Best By: MAY24 2025
  • Code Date: MAY 24 25 AB06
  • MAY 24 25 BB06

Distribution

Distributed in 24 states:

  • AL
  • CA
  • CO
  • FL
  • GA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • NC
  • NE
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • TX
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI