Food Recall: Smiths Classic Crinkle Cut (Chicken and Salt & Vinegar)

Posted by Isobel Drake on 1st June 2009

The Smith’s Snackfood Company is conducting a voluntary recall of the below listed snack food products as a precautionary measure following the discovery of pieces of rubber in some packs produced at their Queensland manufacturing plant. The rubber may pose a choking hazard.

Only Smith’s Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips with the below flavours, Best Before dates and lot codes are affected. No other flavours of Smiths Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips and no Smith’s Thinly Cut Potato Chips are affected. Anyone with the specified product should not consume them and should take the product to the place of purchase for a full purchase price refund.

Name of Product: Smith’s Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips
Flavours affected:
1. Chicken
2. Salt & Vinegar

Package Description: polypropylene (plastic) pack or cardboard box

Use By Date, Size And Lot Code:
1. Chicken (45g/90g/175g/200g)
Best before 09 Jul 09 lot code “GE”

2. Salt and Vinegar (90g/200g)
Best before 09 Jul 09 lot code “GE”

3. Salt and Vinegar Box 15pack
Best before 09 Jul 09 lot code “GE”

4. Variety Box 20 pack
Best before 09 Jul 09 lot codes “GF” and “GG”
Best before 16 Jul 09 lot Code “GA”

5. Kidz Pick Box 20 pack
Best before 09 Jul 09 lot codes “GE” and “GF”
Best before 16 Jul 09 lot Code “GA

Australian Distribution:
WA, SA, NT, VIC and TAS -Salt & Vinegar Box 15 pack, Variety Box 20 pack, Kidz Pick Box 20 pack

NSW, QLD ACT -Chicken (45g/90g/175g/200g)
Salt & Vinegar (90/200g), Salt & Vinegar Box 15 pack,
Variety Box 20 pack, Kidz Pick Box 20 pack

Overseas Distribution: Nil

Reason for Recall: Foreign Matter – Rubber Pieces