Kettle Brand Potato Chips Recalled Due to Metal Fragments in Raw Material
Kettle Foods is recalling Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Cheddar Beer, because metal fragments were found in the raw lactic acid used in the flavorings.
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 for potential physical injury without confirmed cases.
Plain-English summary
Kettle Foods, Inc. is recalling 200 cases of Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Cheddar Beer (item #0712374000, UPC 0 84114 12375 6). The recall is due to the presence of metal fragments in the raw material (lactic acid) used in the product's flavorings.
The affected product has a best-before date of 15Nov12 and case code 0914325. The source text indicates the product was distributed to 36 customers worldwide.
Consumers should check their pantries for this specific product and stop using it if found. The recall was initiated by the manufacturing firm to address the contamination in the raw ingredients.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Cheddar Beer, item #0712374000, UPC 0 84114 12375 6.
- Manufacturer
- Kettle Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Affected units
- 200
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)
- Best before 15Nov12 0914325 and case code 0914325.
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Kettle Foods, 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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