Food recall: Grippo's Potato Chips, 1oz, 1 1/8oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, 8oz, 12oz bags & 1.5lb boxes, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES…
Class II FDA enforcement event 65045. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
During an inspection by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the firm was notified of numerous metal fragments in the salt hopper.
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc. started this food recall on 15 Mar 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Cincinnati, OH. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 65045 has 6 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 22 May 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 10 Sep 2013.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Product was distributed to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.
Recalling firm
Grippo Potato Chip Co., Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
6 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1398-2013 | Grippo's Potato Chips, 1oz, 1 1/8oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, 8oz, 12oz bags & 1.5lb boxes, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT. www.grippopotatochips.com GRIPPO POTATO CHIP CO, INC. CINCINNATI, OH 45239 UPC: 0 76847 61701 5 Product Quantity Distributed: 1,410cs/60/1oz bags; 860cs/48/1 1/8oz bags;… | See Product Description | Class II | Terminated | 22 May 2013 |
| F-1399-2013 | Grippo's BAR-B-Q FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, 1oz, 1 1/8oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, 8oz, 12oz bags & 1.5lb boxes, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, SUGAR, TORULA YEAST, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CORN FLOUR ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, CARMEL COLOR, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SILICON… | See product description. | Class II | Terminated | 22 May 2013 |
| F-1400-2013 | Grippo's Sweet BERMUDA ONION FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, 1oz, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, SWEET BERMUDA ONION SEASONING***www.grippopotatochips.com GRIPPO POTATO CHIP CO, INC. CINCINNATI, OH 45239 UPC: 0 76847 61703 9 | 556cs/60/1oz bags; 995cs/24/1¿oz bags & 1244cs/18/3.5oz bags. | Class II | Terminated | 22 May 2013 |
| F-1401-2013 | Grippo's Salt & Vinegar FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, LACTOSE, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, MALIC ACID, AND NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED CONTAINS: MILK***www.grippopotatochips.com GRIPPO POTATO CHIP CO, INC. CINCINNATI, OH 45239 UPC: 0… | 1,909cs/24/1¿oz bags & 2,619cs/18/3.5oz bags. | Class II | Terminated | 22 May 2013 |
| F-1403-2013 | Grippo's CHEDDAR CHEESE WITH A TOUCH OF JALAPENO natural & Artificially Flavored POTATO CHIPS, 1¿¿oz, 3.5oz, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, GRANULAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT ENZYMES), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL, SPICES, SUGAR,… | 495cs/24/1¿oz bags & 475cs/18/3.5oz bags. | Class II | Terminated | 22 May 2013 |
| F1402-2013 | Grippo's HOT DILL PICKLE Artificially Flavored Potato Chips, 1¿oz, 3.5oz, INGREDIENTS: SELECTED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL***AND SALT, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SPICES, ONION, GARLIC VINEGAR SOLIDS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, AND NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON… | 632cs/24/1¿oz bags & 436cs/18/3.5oz bags. | Class II | Terminated | 22 May 2013 |
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The event in context
- Food events that started in 2013
- 546
- Share of these events in Class II
- 52%
- Product records in this event
- 6
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-1398-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 65045. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/65045/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
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- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Product was distributed to the following states: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN & VA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 65045?
- The event has 6 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
See Product Description
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 52% of the 546 food events that started in 2013 are in Class II.