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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateUSDA FSIS·037-2021·Announced 2021-10-08

Crider Foods Recalls Canned Beef With Gravy Due to Lead Contamination

Crider Foods is recalling approximately 684,774 pounds of canned beef with gravy products due to possible unsafe levels of lead from a spice mix.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: 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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this as a Class II recall (Low risk) and the source explicitly states there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Crider Foods, a Stillmore, Georgia establishment, is recalling approximately 684,774 pounds of canned beef with gravy products. The recall was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on October 8, 2021. The affected products include 12-oz. cans of Hargis House, Clover Valley, Kroger, Hostess, Laura Lynn, Armour, and Harvest Creek roast beef with gravy, produced on October 10, 2020, October 22, 2020, and March 15, 2021.

The recall was initiated because a spice mix used from an outside supplier was found to contain unsafe levels of lead. This issue was identified during routine surveillance sampling conducted by a state partner and confirmed by in-plant verification activities. The products bear establishment number “EST. 31812” and were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

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. FSIS is conducting recall effectiveness checks to ensure the product is no longer available to consumers.

The recalled product

Product
Crider Foods Recalls Canned Beef With Gravy Products Due to Possible Unsafe Levels of Lead From Outside Source
Brand
Crider, Inc.
Manufacturer
Crider, Inc.
Category
Food — Canned Meat
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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