Crider Foods Recalls Canned Beef With Gravy Products Due to Possible Unsafe Levels of Lead From Outside Source

Recall date

October 8, 2021

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA FSIS)

Recall number

037-2021

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Crider, Inc.

Why it was recalled

Product Contamination

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Editor’s note : Details of this recall were updated on November 1, 2021 to include an increase of 159,057 pounds to the original 525,717 pounds for a total of 684,774 pounds of product subject to recall. The update also includes a new production date of October 10, 2020, with a best if used by date of October 10, 2022. WASHINGTON , Oct. 8, 2021 – Crider Foods, a Stillmore, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 684,774 pounds of canned beef with gravy products that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, due to a spice mix used from an outside supplier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The canned beef with gravy product items were produced on October 10, 2020, October 22, 2020 and March 15, 2021 production dates. The following products are subject to recall [view the labels here ]: 12-oz. cans of “Hargis House ROAST BEEF AND GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/10/2022, 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. 12-oz. cans of “Clover Valley FULLY COOKED ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/10/2022, 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. 12-oz. cans of “Kroger ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/10/2022, 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. 12-oz. cans of “Hostess ROAST BEEF WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. 12-oz. cans of “Laura Lynn roast beef WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. 12-oz. cans of “ARMOUR Roast Beef WITH GRAVY” with best buy dates of 10/10/2022, 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. 12-oz. cans of “HARVEST CREEK Roast Beef with Gravy” with best buy dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 31812” on the can. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide. The problem was discovered during routine surveillance sampling conducted by a state partner. In-plant verification activities conducted by Crider Foods in conjunction with FSIS found that a spice mix used from an outside source contained…