The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2200-2017·Announced 2017-05-17

Pinnacle Foods Recalls Great Value Bread and Butter Chips for Glass Fragments

Pinnacle Foods is recalling Great Value Bread and Butter Chips because glass fragments were found in the product. The chips were distributed nationwide.

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 physical hazard (glass fragments) in a food product, which poses a risk of injury. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported are classified as High (3).

Plain-English summary

Pinnacle Foods, LLC is recalling Great Value Bread and Butter Chips, 24 Fl Oz. The recall is due to the discovery of glass fragments in the product. The specific product is identified by the UPC 078742145990 and a 'Best if Used By' date of 5.13.18.

The recall involves 3,138 cases of the chips, which were distributed nationwide by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and check for the specific UPC and date code. No specific instructions for disposal or return are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Great Value Bread and Butter Chips 24 Fl Oz. Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR 72716 UPC 078742145990
Affected units
3,138

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 if Used By 5.13.18

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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