Carolina Ingredients Smoked Peppered Bacon Seasoning Mfr. By: Carolina Ingredients, LLC Rock Hill, SC 29730

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0164-2022) was formally reported on November 24, 2021, with the manufacturer initiating the action on October 7, 2021. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Completed. Carolina Ingredients is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Rock Hill, SC. Federal records indicate N/A units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The firm was notified by their customer of possible lead in their products. The firm sent samples of the product to a lab Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: All product was shipped to one customer in GA.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 5 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.