Pork King Good voluntarily recalled specific Sour Cream & Onion pork rind and seasoning products on Tuesday after a potential Salmonella contamination issue was tied to milk powder used in the seasoning blend. The Food and Drug Administration published the recall the same day.
The recalled items are 1.75 ounce and 7 ounce bags of Sour Cream & Onion Pork Rinds and 3 ounce bottles of Sour Cream & Onion Seasoning. They were sold on the company’s website, Amazon, Walmart and Netrition.
Pork King Good said no illnesses or injuries had been reported in connection with the products. It also said internal testing had not identified contamination in finished goods currently on the market, and that it had identified all affected pork rinds and seasoning bottles made with the impacted ingredient.
The recall was set off after California Dairies, Inc. issued its own recall involving milk powder ingredients that may have been contaminated with Salmonella. On Tuesday, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. also announced recalls of several snack mixes and trail mixes seasoned in part with the dry milk powder, widening the scope of the issue beyond one brand.
Pork King Good said it is working with retail partners to make sure any product in the field is destroyed or returned, and that it has notified the USDA and is working closely with the agency. Consumers who bought one of the affected products should not eat it and may return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the company directly at recall@porkkinggood.com.
Salmonella is a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever, according to the CDC. Infections often bring diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps after contact with infected animals, their feces or environment, or after eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water.
The recall is broader than a single snack label because the problem began with a shared ingredient. Pork King Good has said it has already identified the affected products, but the same dry milk powder has now reached other snacks and trail mixes, making the next step a matter of removal rather than detection.
Pork King Good said it “sincerely apologize[s] for any inconvenience or concern this may cause our customers and retail partners” and that “the trust you place in Pork King Good means everything to us, and we are committed to making this right.” For consumers, the answer today is simple: do not eat the recalled products, and return them or contact the company for a refund.
