Class I Recall Issued For Potato Chips With Banned Ingredient

A class I recall has been issued for 264 pounds of potato chip products containing chicharrón, or pork cracklings, due to potential health risks from a banned ingredient. The recall, announced by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), affects De Todito Natural and De Todito BBQ potato chips imported by El Eden Import Distributor Corp. in Long Island City, New York.

According to the FSIS announcement, the pork cracklings inside these chips were produced in the Republic of Colombia, a country currently ineligible to export meat products to the United States. The chips, which do not have official import marks on their labels, were shipped to distributors in Florida and New York, and sold in retail stores nationwide.

The FSIS discovered the issue during routine surveillance at two retail locations where they found imported meat products from Colombia that should not have entered the U.S. market. The chips were imported between August 2024 and March 2025. The FSIS urges consumers who may have purchased these products to avoid eating them and either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

So far, there have not been any confirmed reports of people getting sick after eating these chips. However, anyone concerned about possible illness should contact a healthcare provider. Consumers with questions about the recall can reach Jack Wilson, owner of LatinFood US, at 631-681-5276 or via email at jwilson@latinfoodus.com.