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Mitten Gourmet, LLC, Recalls Ready-to-Eat Pork Rind Products Because They Were Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

10/05/2023

Reference Number 149/2023
Source U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Type of Information Food Recall
Questionable food products

The pork rind products of various flavors were produced on various dates from September 9, 2021, through May 5, 2023. The following products are subject to recall [view labels]:

  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “PARMESAN GARLIC Pork Rinds” 
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “PIZZA Pork Rinds”
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “BUFFALO Pork Rinds”
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “NACHO CHEESE Pork Rinds
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “JALAPENO Pork Rinds”
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “HONEY MUSTARD Pork Rinds”
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “DILL PICKLE Pork Rinds”
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “BARBECUE Pork Rinds”
  • 2.0-oz. clear bags containing Mitten Gourmet “SALT N PEPPER Pork Rinds”
The products subject to recall do not bear the USDA mark of inspection because Mitten Gourmet, LLC, is not a federally inspected establishment. 
Expiry date/Batch
See above.
Manufacturer/ Distributor Mitten Gourmet, LLC, a Freeland, Michigan establishment
Reasons for recall The problem was discovered during routine FSIS surveillance activities when the ready-to-eat pork rind products were observed for sale without the USDA mark of inspection. FSIS determined that the producer is not an FSIS-inspected facility.
More information
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/mitten-gourmet-llc-recalls-ready-eat-pork-rind-products-produced-without-benefit