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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Health
Jim Manzon

Frozen Pizza Recall Hits 21 States as FDA Took Three Weeks to Classify Metal Risk in Popular Kids' Snack

More than 160,000 pounds of a frozen pizza snack were pulled from shelves in some of America's most populous states (Credit: Alan Hardman/Unsplash)

American families had a popular children's frozen pizza snack sitting in their freezers for three weeks while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally classified the metal contamination risk behind a sweeping 21-state recall.

Rich Products Corporation, the Buffalo, New York company behind the Farm Rich brand, initiated the voluntary recall of its Pizza Cheese Crunchers on 19 May 2026 after finding the frozen snacks may contain metal pieces. The FDA only assigned the recall its official Class II risk designation on 9 June, according to the agency's enforcement report.

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