Kettle Brand Potato Chips — Class II food recall F-1788-2012

Terminated recall by Kettle Foods, Inc., reported 2012-08-01. Metal fragments in raw material (lactic acid) of flavorings, recalled by manufacturing firm, were used in the

Recall number	`F-1788-2012`
Product type	Food
Classification	Class II
Status	Terminated
Voluntary or mandated	Voluntary
Recalling firm	Kettle Foods, Inc., Salem, OR, United States
Recall initiated	2012-06-07
Classified	2012-07-23
Reported by FDA	2012-08-01
Terminated	2012-08-15
Reason classes	foreign material
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI	`00084114117151`, `00084114117175`, `00084114117199`, `00084114117281`, `00084114117311`
Model numbers	`0711714000`, `0711716001`, `0711718000`, `0711726001`, `0711726500`, `0711729000`, `0711770000`, `0711915000`
Expiration dates	`2012-11-08`, `2012-11-15`

Product

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.

Reason for recall

Metal fragments in raw material (lactic acid) of flavorings, recalled by manufacturing firm, were used in the product.

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