WASHINGTON – The US Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of 7,629 lbs. of pork skin products from Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Pork Rinds & Snacks LLC. The products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The ready-to-eat pork skin items, produced between Sept. 27, 2016, and Dec. 13, 2016, that are subject to recall are:
- 4,022 lbs. of 9/16-oz. plastic packages containing “WALLACE’S OLD FASHIONED FRIED PORK SKINS FLAVORED WITH Salsa & Sour Cream SEASONING CHICHARRONES” with Best By dates ranging from “JAN 05 17” to “MAR 23 17.”
- 3,208-lbs. of 1.5-oz. plastic packages containing “WALLACE’S OLD FASHIONED FRIED PORK SKINS FLAVORED WITH SALSA & SOUR CREAM SEASONING CHICHARRONES” with Best By dates ranging from “JAN 05 17” to “MAR 23 17.”
- 399 lbs. of 9/16-oz. plastic packages containing “COUNTRY TIME Old Fashioned Fried PORK SKINS CHICHARRONES SALSA & SOUR CREAM FLAVOR” with Best By dates ranging from “JAN 05 17”to “MAR 23 17.”
The products, which were shipped to retail locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, bear establishment number “EST. M00888” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The products are seasoned with a mix that contains milk powder that had been recalled by Valley Milk Products on Dec. 9, 2016, due to potential Salmonella contamination.
There have been no confirmed reports of illness or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.