Walmart Is Recalling Over 25,500 Bags of These Chips
Update: Walmart informed Eat This, Not That! on March 11 that the product never made it to stores. "The supplier made us aware of the potential product issue on February 22. Impacted products were stopped at Distribution Centers and never shipped to stores. The supplier retrieved the product and it is our understanding they destroyed all impacted products," a spokesperson said.
Therefore the recall is not a danger to consumers.
More than 2,500 cases of tortilla chips sold at Walmart are being recalled because they could be contaminated with a foreign material.
The 13-ounce bags of Great Value Restaurant Style White Corn Tortilla Chips may contain metal, according to a notification sent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The chips were sold at Walmart stores in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
This initiative has been classified as a Class II recall by the FDA. That means it's "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."
Because Shearer's Foods initiated the recall late February, the chips are unlikely to be on Walmart shelves—but they may still be lurking inside your pantry. The recalled items have a lot code of 112051## or 123051## and a "Best By" date of May 23, 2022.
No other information, such as if there had been any injuries or illnesses related to the recall or how it was discovered, were provided. Eat This, Not That! has reached out to Walmart for more details.
This isn't the only food recall that you should be aware of before your next shopping trip. These Grocery Products Are Being Pulled From Shelves in 15 States.
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