The Recall Desk
SevereUSDA FSIS·035-2019·Announced 2019-03-22

Two Brothers Pork Skins Recalled for Misbranding and HACCP Failures

Two Brothers Pork Skins is recalling pork skin products in North Carolina and South Carolina due to misbranding and failure to produce under a HACCP plan.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly classifies this recall as 'Class I' (USDA Class I), which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric, despite the absence of reported illnesses.

Plain-English summary

Two Brothers Pork Skins, a Kannapolis, N.C. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of pork skin products. The recall was initiated because the products were produced without meeting federal requirements for a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, lacked safe handling instructions on the package, and were misbranded.

The affected products include 16-oz. containers of Two Brothers Dos Hermanos Cueritos Pork Skin in Brine, as well as 1-lb. and 15-lb. vacuum-sealed packages of Two Brothers Dos Hermanos Chicharron Prensado Fried Pork Skins. The Prensado products contained undeclared ingredients, including tomato puree, chorizo powder, vinegar, orange juice, garlic, black pepper, onion, and spices. These items were shipped to a distributor and retail locations in North Carolina and South Carolina.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Consumers who have purchased these items are urged not to consume them and should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Two Brothers Pork Skins Recalls Pork Skin Products Due to Misbranding and Failure to Produce Under A HACCP Plan
Brand
Two Brothers Pork Skins

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states: