The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-1967-2018·Announced 2018-09-26

Shearers Foods Recalls Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips Due to Metal Contamination

Shearers Foods is recalling specific lots of yellow corn tortilla chips sold under multiple brands due to possible metal contamination.

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 contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Shearers Foods, LLC is recalling approximately 6,750 cases of yellow corn tortilla chips due to possible metal contamination. The affected products are packaged under several brand names and sizes, including Shearer's Restaurant Rounds, Uno Grande, Wendy's, Essential Everyday, Contigo, and Casa Solana.

The recall covers specific bag code dates ranging from December 3, 2018, to December 31, 2018. The products were distributed within the United States in the states of Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as in Canada.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brand names, sizes, and bag code dates listed in the recall notice. If they have the affected items, they should stop using them and contact the manufacturer or retailer for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips packaged under the following brand names and sizes: 1. Shearer's Restaurant Rounds Tortilla Chips, Net Wt. 3 oz. (85g), UPC 37578-61920; 2. Uno Grande Yellow Round Tortilla Chips, 6 ct 16 oz, #903040112; 3. Wendy's, Net Wt. 1.5 oz.…
Manufacturer
Shearers Foods, Llc
Category
Food — Snacks
Hazard
Affected units
6,750

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 (6)

  • Bag Code Date: 1. 12/31/2018
  • 2. 12/31/2018
  • 3. 12/4/2018 and 12/6/2018
  • 4. 12/31/2018
  • 5. 12/3/2018
  • 6. 12/17/2018

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 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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