The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1489-2012·Announced 2012-06-27

Kerry Foods Recalls Sour Cream Chives Due to Metal Fragment Contamination

Kerry Foods is voluntarily recalling Sour Cream Chives products because they are contaminated with metal fragments.

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: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (metal fragments in food) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Kerry Foods has initiated a voluntary recall of its Sour Cream Chives products, specifically Item # 718948.465. The affected product is a 50-pound container of lactic acid-containing sour cream chives that contains milk and wheat.

The recall is being conducted because the products are contaminated with metal fragments. The recall covers 145 units of the product. Distribution was reported in Arizona, California, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Canada, and Chile.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Kerry Foods for further instructions. The recall number is F-1489-2012.

The recalled product

Product
KERRY, SOUR CR 7 CHIVES 718948, S37ASC, CONTAINS MILK, WHEAT, Item # 718948.465, Net Wt 50 Lb (22.68 Kg)
Manufacturer
Kerry Foods
Affected units
145

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)

  • 0430257902

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 62 recalled by Kerry Foods 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.

See all 62 products in this recall →