Tortilla Chip 2 White Corn Masa Flour 50 lb bags

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1783-2017) was formally reported on April 5, 2017, with the manufacturer initiating the action on September 22, 2016. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Azteca Milling LP is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Henderson, KY. Federal records indicate 37,500 LBS units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The firm stated that they were notified by some of their customers that their product contains metal fragments. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Product was distributed in the following states: AR, CT, MI, NC, OH, PA, TX, and VA. Product was distributed to one Canadian firm. No products were distributed to government accounts.. 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 6 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 9 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.