Smithfield Recalls Ready-To-Eat Bacon Topping Products Due To Possible Metal Contamination

Smithfield Bacon Recall Overview:

• Who: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. recalled about 93 tons of ready-to-eat bacon topping products.
• Why: The products may be contaminated with metal.
• Where: The recall is effective nationwide.

Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. recalled about 93 tons of bacon toppings nationwide as the products may contain metal.

The U.S Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posted the “high class” recall on its website May 20.

It says the Sioux Center, Iowa, company recalled approximately 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat bacon topping products as they may be contaminated with “extraneous materials, specifically metal.”

“FSIS expects there to be additional products containing the bacon and urges consumers to check back frequently to view updated lists and labels,” the recall says.

For now, the recall includes bacon topping products produced on various dates between Feb. 21, 2022, to Feb. 23, 2022, and March 3, 2022, to March 5, 2022.

The affected products include Golden Crisp Patrick Cudahy Precooked Bacon Topping, Smithfield Precooked Bacon Topping, Golden Crisp Patrick Cudahy Fully Cooked Bacon Topping Applewood Smoked, Smithfield Fully Cooked Bacon Topping and Member’s Mark Fully Cooked Bacon Crumbles.

The products subject to recall have the establishment number “EST. 27384” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Check here to see if your bacon toppings are part of the recall.

Smithfield shipped the recalled products to distributors and retail locations nationwide, the notice says. Some of the bacon products may have even been used to produce other products.

Smithfield Bacon Topping Recall Result of Customer Complaint 

The company discovered the problem after it received a customer complaint reporting metal in their bacon topping.

There have been no confirmed reports of injuries or adverse reactions due to consumption of these products so far, the recall says. 

The company is not currently facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.

Meanwhile, FSIS is concerned that some affected products may be in consumers’ refrigerators or found at distributor and retail locations. 

“Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them,” the Smithfield bacon topping recall notice says. “Additionally, distributors and retailers are urged not to sell these products. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.”

Bacon lovers should also know that Firehouse Jams recalled more than 700 pounds of bacon marmalade because the products didn’t go through the legally required inspection process. 

Will you check your fridge for the bacon toppings? Let us know in the comments!

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