Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-1399-2013

Product

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.

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

All bagged products with an expiration date of May 20th and prior, all 1.5# boxes with an expiration date of April 29 and prior.

Quantity

See product description.

Why it was recalled

During an inspection by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the firm was notified of numerous metal fragments in the salt hopper.

Recalling firm

Firm

Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc.

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

6750 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239-5542

Distribution

Distribution pattern

Product was distributed to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2013-03-15

FDA classified

2013-05-15

Posted by FDA

2013-05-22

Terminated

2013-09-10

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1399-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.