US Food Recall Atlas

A single recall record, as the agency published it.

Recall mapAll recalls → F-1399-2013

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 States

This 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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