Simplot Traditional Tater Gem. Net Wt. 30 lb. (13.6 kg), foodservice corrugated case, 6/5 lbs. clear poly b

Recall map → All recalls → F-3577-2017

Simplot Traditional Tater Gem. Net Wt. 30 lb. (13.6 kg), foodservice corrugated case, 6/5 lbs. clear poly bags per case. UPC = 100 71179 00418 9. J R Simplot Co Corporate HQ · reported 2017-10-11

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Simplot Traditional Tater Gem, foodservice case (6/5 lbs. bags), is recalled because customer reported that small pieces of rigid plastic were embedded in some tater gems.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2017-09-18
Reported by the agency: 2017-10-11
Closed out (terminated): 2017-11-15
Recalling firm: J R Simplot Co Corporate HQ
Boise, ID
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): distributed in AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, IA, ID, KS, MA, MN, NE, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and Guam. International countries including Canada, China, Taiwan.
States we parsed from that text: AR AZ CA CO HI IA ID KS MA MN NE NM NV OR UT WA
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: uncategorised
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-3577-2017

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