Over 1,000 pounds of pork rind products recalled over lack of inspection

Mitten Gourmet, LLC, of Freeland, Michigan, is recalling more than 1,000 pounds of ready-to-eat pork rind products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announcement.

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.

These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ pantries. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

The pork rind products of various flavors were produced on various dates from Sept. 9, 2021, through May 5, 2023. 

The following products are subject to recall:

• 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”

Product labels can be viewed here.

The products subject to recall do not bear the USDA mark of inspection because Mitten Gourmet, LLC, is not a federally inspected establishment.  

As of the posting of this recall, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions linked to consumption of these products.

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