The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0308-2025·Announced 2024-12-25

Bulk Food Ingredient Recalled for Potential Metal Contamination

Griffith Foods Ltd recalls bulk food ingredient Item 16354301 due to potential metal contamination. Product was distributed to food service facilities in Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for metal contamination in a bulk food ingredient. Metal pieces pose a choking and injury risk. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, so the hazard remains theoretical. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported receive a score of 3.

Plain-English summary

Griffith Foods Ltd is recalling Item 16354301 (MAXI - 44067705 - MAXI KR BA BA 3040 EX), a 55.115-pound bag of bulk food ingredient, due to the potential for pieces of metal to be present in the product.

Metal contamination in food poses a risk of choking and internal injury to consumers who may consume the affected product.

The affected product was distributed to food service facilities in Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia under Lot 579324. A total of 25,903.154 pounds of product is affected by this recall.

Consumers and food service operators should stop use of the product immediately and discard it safely. Anyone with questions about this recall should contact Griffith Foods Ltd.

The recalled product

Product
Item 16354301, MAXI - 44067705 - MAXI KR BA BA 3040 EX, 55.115 lb. bag
Manufacturer
GRIFFITH FOODS LTD
Hazard
  • metal

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • LOT 579324

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

  • GA
  • IL
  • NC
  • NY
  • TN
  • TX
  • WI