Grippo's Bar-B-Q Potato Chips Recalled Due to Metal Fragments
Grippo Potato Chip Co. is recalling Bar-B-Q flavored potato chips after an inspection found metal fragments in the salt hopper.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. is recalling Grippo's Bar-B-Q Flavored Potato Chips in various bag and box sizes. The recall was initiated after an inspection by the Ohio Department of Agriculture identified numerous metal fragments in the salt hopper used during production.
The affected products include 1oz, 1 1/8oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, 8oz, and 12oz bags, as well as 1.5lb boxes. Consumers should check their expiration dates; all bagged products with an expiration date of May 20th and prior, and all 1.5lb boxes with an expiration date of April 29 and prior, are included in this recall. The product was distributed to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Consumers with these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions or a refund. The presence of metal fragments poses a risk of injury if the product is consumed.
The recalled product
- Product
- Grippo's BAR-B-Q FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, 1oz, 1 1/8oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, 8oz, 12oz bags & 1.5lb boxes, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, SUGAR, TORULA YEAST, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CORN FLOUR ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR…
- Manufacturer
- Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
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 (2)
- All bagged products with an expiration date of May 20th and prior
- all 1.5# boxes with an expiration date of April 29 and prior.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. 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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