CINCINNATI — An Ohio-based snack company recalled oyster crackers due to possible contamination from steel wire.
Shearer’s Foods LLC, an Ohio-based snack company, has issued a voluntary recall through the Food and Drug Administration for its Market Pantry brand of Soup & Oyster Crackers, which may contain stainless steel wire.
The affected product is frequently sold as a generic brand in most grocery stores, and it was sold as:
- Market Pantry Soup & Oyster Crackers, NET WT 9 OZ (255g), packaged in flexible plastic bags, 12 count per case, Distributed By: Target, UPC: 085239114933; Sell By Date: 23MAY2025; Code Date: 23MAY2025BC06
- Great Value Soup & Oyster Crackers, NET WT 9 OZ (255g), packaged in flexible plastic bags, 12 count per case, Distributed By: Walmart, UPC: 078742085494; Sell By Date: MAY23 2025; Code Date: MAY 23 2025 ABO6, MAY 23 2025 BBO6, MAY 23 2025 CBO6
- Giant Eagle Oyster Crackers, NET WT 9 OZ (255g), packaged in flexible plastic bags, 12 count per case, Distributed By: Giant Eagle, UPC: 030034915087; Best By Date: MAY24 2025; Code Date: MAY 24 25 AB06
- VISTA Soup & Oyster Crackers, NET WT 12 OZ (340g), packaged in flexible plastic bags, 12 count per case, Manufactured By: Shearer’s Foods LLC, UPC: 045100008006; Best By Date: MAY24 2025; Code Date: MAY 24 25 AB06
- 20lb. Bulk Oyster Crackers, NET WT. 20 LBS., packaged in 20 lb. bulk bag-in-box (not for sale at retail), UPC: 10045100400203; Best By: MAY24 2025; Code Date: MAY 24 25 AB06, MAY 24 25 BB06
The recall was classified as Class II, meaning that consuming the product “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” according to the FDA.
