Food recall

Kettle Foods, Inc. recall: Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Sour Cream and Onion

Kettle Foods, Inc., of Salem, OR, recalled Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Sour Cream and Onion and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Metal fragments in raw material (lactic acid) of flavorings, recalled by manufacturing firm, were used in the product.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 7, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 1, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed August 15, 2012

The recall

Company
Kettle Foods, Inc. (Salem, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Metal fragments in raw material (lactic acid) of flavorings, recalled by manufacturing firm, were used in the product.”
Where it was sold
36 customers Worldwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
62291

The 4 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1786-2012 Class II

    Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Sour Cream and Onion, 12/8.5oz, item # 0711387001, UPC 0 84114 11393 1

    Codes: Best Before 22Nov12, 18 151 3 4 A/B 16:40-23:59 and 18 152 4 4 A/B 00:00-00:53 case code: 18 151 3 4 16:40-23:59 and 18 152 4 4 00:00-00:53

    Quantity: 107 cs (12/8.5oz)

  • F-1787-2012 Class II

    Kettle Brand Potato Chips, New York Cheddar; 1) 24/1.5oz, item # 0712278000, UPC 0 8114 11271 2; 2) 24/2 oz item # 0703320000 UPC 0 84114 03320 8; 3) 15/5 oz item # 0710863000, UPC 0 84114 0094 1; 4) 12/8.5 oz item #'s 0710813001 and 0710813500 (different numbers for different geographical locations of distribution), UPC 0 84114 10813 5; 5) Canadian item 12/220 g item # 0711920000, UPC 0 84114 11907 0; 6) 100/5 oz as part of a display, item # 0703450000; 7) Shipper containing 48/8.5 oz, item # 0711651001.

    Codes: Best Before 15Nov12 for all plus 1Nov12 for 15/5 oz; Line 2 of package code and case code: 1) 0914438; 2) 0914218, 0914328, and 0914438; 3) 0914544, plus 0914322A and 0914322B for package and 0914322 for case; 4 and 5) 0914212A and 0914212B for package and 0914212 for case; 6) 0914322A no case code. 7) no bag or case code

    Quantity: 805 cs + 468 cs + 144 cs + 169 cs + 84 cs + 2800 bags + 960 bags = 1670 cs + 3760 bags

  • F-1788-2012 Class II

    Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Krinkle Cut Cheddar and Sour Cream; 1) 6/2 oz (caddy) item # 0711770000, UPC 0 8114 11715 1; 2) 24/2 oz item # 0711714000, UPC 0 84114 11715 1; 3) 15/5 oz item # 0711718000, UPC 0 84114 11719 9; 4) 12/8.5 oz item #'s 0711726001 and 0711726500 (different numbers for different geographical locations of distribution), UPC 0 84114 11728 1; 5) 10/13 oz item # 0711716001, UPC 0 84114 11717 5; 6) 12/220 g item # 0711915000, UPC 0 84114 1190 5; 7) 10/397g item # 0711729000, UPC 0 84114 11731 1.

    Codes: Best Before 15Nov12 for the following: Line 2 of package code and case code: 1) 0915247, 0913737, and 0913847; 4) 0913734, 18 144 3 5 20:00-23:59, and 18 145 4 5 00:00-13:25; 5) 0913734, 0913844, 18 143 2 5 6:25-23:59, and 18 144 3 5 00:00-4:39; 6) 18 144 3 5 14:35-19:59; Best Before 8Nov12; 2) 0913847; Best Before 15Nov12 plus 1Nov12 for 15/5 oz; 3) 0915244; Best Before 2012NO22 7) 0915354.

    Quantity: 2462 cs+ 36 cs + 106 cs + 759 cs and 960 bags + 3515 cs + 360 cs + 20 bags = 7184 cs 980 bags

  • F-1789-2012 Class II

    Kettle Brand Potato Chips, Cheddar Beer, item #0712374000, UPC 0 84114 12375 6.

    Codes: Best before 15Nov12 0914325 and case code 0914325.

    Quantity: 200 cs

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 1, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.