Armour, Kroger and Dollar General brands among those in canned food-lead content recall
About 700,956 12-ounce cans of roast beef with gravy sold under seven different brands were recalled because they “may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead,” a USDA recall notice said.
While you might not recognize manufacturer Crider Foods, you probably recognize the name brand Armour; the nation’s No. 2 grocer, Kroger; or the discount store Dollar General.
The USDA-written recall notice says after testing by a state agency found the problem, Crider and the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service “found that a spice mix used from an outside source contained unsafe levels of lead.”
So, here’s what’s been recalled, in alphabetical order. All are 12-ounce cans with best by dates of 10/22/2022 and 3/15/2023 with “EST 31812” :
▪ Armour Roast Beef with Gravy;
▪ Dollar General store brand Clover Valley Fully Cooked Roast Beef With Gravy;
▪ Hargis House Roast Beef and Gravy;
▪ Harvest Creek Roast Beef with Gravy;
▪ Hostess Roast Beef with Gravy;
▪ Kroger Roast Beef with Gravy;
▪ Laura Lynn Roast Beef with Gravy.
If you have these foods, either return them to the store of purchase for a full refund or throw them in the garbage.
If you have questions, contact Crider President Mark Howell at mhowell@criderinc.com or (912) 536-1424.
