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Grippo's BAR-B-Q FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, 1oz, 1 1/8oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, 8oz, 12oz bags & 1.5lb boxes, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, SUGAR, TORULA YEAST, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CORN FLOUR ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, CARMEL COLOR, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SILICON DIOXIDE. CONTAINS: SULFITES. www.grippopotatochips.com GRIPPO POTATO CHIP CO, INC. CINCINNATI, OH 45239 UPC: 0 76847 13131 3 Product Quantity Distributed: 19,685cs/60/1oz bags; 19,755cs/48/1 1/8oz bags; 56,217cs/24/1¿oz bags; 61,413cs/18/3.5oz bags; 88,940cs/6/Twin Pks; 59,790cs/9/8oz bags; 42,204cs/6/12oz bags; 73,685cs/36/1oz bags & 152,845/1.5# boxes. Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. · reported 2013-05-22
Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.
- Reason for recall
- During an inspection by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the firm was notified of numerous metal fragments in the salt hopper.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recall initiated
- 2013-03-15
- Reported by the agency
- 2013-05-22
- Closed out (terminated)
- 2013-09-10
- Recalling firm
- Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
United StatesThis is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
- Distribution (the agency's own words)
- Product was distributed to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.
- States we parsed from that text
- IL IN KY OH TN VA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
- Food category
- Produce (fruit & vegetables) Snack foodsderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall number
- F-1399-2013
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