Shearers Foods recalls Larry The Cable Guy jalapeño popper chips due to potential Salmonella contamination
Shearers Foods is recalling its Larry The Cable Guy jalapeño popper chips because ingredients from Valley Milk Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "The firm is recalling various snack products because they used ingredients received from Valley Milk Product which may be contaminated with Salmonella"
Plain-English summary
Shearers Foods is recalling its Larry The Cable Guy jalapeño popper thin potato chips (3 oz and 8 oz sizes) because ingredients sourced from Valley Milk Product may contain Salmonella bacteria. The recall is based on the possibility of microbial contamination from a third-party supplier rather than confirmed illness reports. Both package sizes were distributed across multiple states including Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who purchased these chips should dispose of them immediately or follow guidance from their local health department. The manufacturer has not reported any confirmed illnesses or injuries linked to this recall, and the action is taken to prevent potential exposure to a high-risk pathogen. No specific illness count or injury reports are cited in the source material.
The recalled product
- Product
- Larry The Cable Guy Jalapeno' Popper Thin Potato Chips 3 oz bag UPC 7 67212 80656 & 8 oz bag UPC 7 67212 80601
- Manufacturer
- Shearers Foods, Llc
- Category
- Food — Snack chips
- 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 (1)
- 3 oz bag Best By 12/15/2016 - 3/9/2017 8 oz bag Best By 12/14/2016 - 3/29/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Shearers Foods, Llc 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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