The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F1402-2013·Announced 2013-05-22

Grippo's Potato Chips Recalled Due to Metal Fragments in Salt Hopper

Grippo Potato Chip Co. is recalling Hot Dill Pickle Potato Chips after an inspection found metal fragments in the salt hopper.

What this means for you

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.

Plain-English summary

Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling Grippo's HOT DILL PICKLE Artificially Flavored Potato Chips in 1 oz and 3.5 oz bags. The recall was initiated after the Ohio Department of Agriculture notified the firm of numerous metal fragments found in the salt hopper during an inspection.

The affected products are identified by an expiration date of May 20th and prior. The product was distributed to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. The recall quantity is 632 cases of 1 oz bags and 436 cases of 3.5 oz bags.

Consumers with these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Grippo's HOT DILL PICKLE Artificially Flavored Potato Chips, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SPICES, ONION, GARLIC VINEGAR SOLIDS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIA
Manufacturer
Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc.
Category
Food — Snack Foods
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)

  • All bagged products with an expiration date of May 20th and prior.

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Grippo Potato Chip Co., 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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