Shearers Foods Recalls Spicy Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips Due to Salmonella Risk
Shearers Foods is recalling Spicy Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips because ingredients from Valley Milk Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
What this means for you
Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which corresponds to a Critical severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Shearers Foods, LLC is recalling various snack products, specifically Spicy Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips, because they used ingredients received from Valley Milk Product which may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products include Essential Everyday 10 oz bags (UPC 0 41303 06389 7) and Market Essential 11.5 oz bags (UPC 0 98487 30014 0).
The recall involves 3,001 cases of 12 10 oz bags and 1,233 cases of 12 11.5 oz bags. The product was shipped to the following states: AL, AZ, IA, IL, KS, MN, NE, OH, SD, TX & WI. The Essential Everyday 10 oz bags have best-by dates ranging from 11/19/2016 to 3/19/2017, while the Market Essential 11.5 oz bags have best-by dates ranging from 11/11/2016 to 2/19/2017.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and UPC codes. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recalled product
- Product
- SPICY NACHO CHEESE TORTILLA CHIPS: Essential Everyday 10 oz bag UPC 0 41303 06389 7 & Market Essential 11.5 oz bag UPC 0 98487 30014 0
- Manufacturer
- Shearers Foods, Llc
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
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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