Ivar's Commissary recalls 24 oz. clam chowder with uncured bacon due to plastic fragments in refrigerated packaging. Consumers should check for the UPC 0 30383 19649 6 and use by date 12/22/2021.
📍Recalling firmIvar's Commissary11777 Cyrus Way · Mukilteo, WA 98275-5406
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Ivar's Commissary is recalling their Kettle Classic Clam Chowder with Uncured Bacon because it contains plastic fragments. This could cause injury if the soup is consumed after the plastic pieces are ingested. The recall affects products sold at Costco with the UPC 0 30383 19649 6. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14003-ivar-s-kettle-classic-clam-chowder-with-uncured-bacon-plastic.
“Ivar's Kettle Classic Clam Chowder With Uncured Bacon: Plastic Fragments Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14003-ivar-s-kettle-classic-clam-chowder-with-uncured-bacon-plastic. Based on FDA recall #F-0159-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0159-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on 2021-10-18 that Ivar's Commissary is recalling Ivar's Kettle Classic Clam Chowder With Uncured Bacon due to the hazard of plastic fragments. Consumers should discard the product or contact the company for a refund.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Ivar's Commissary
Product: Ivar's Kettle Classic Clam Chowder With Uncured Bacon
Item #: 1952
Costco Item #: 1270666
UPC: 0 30383 19649 6
Use By Date: 12-22-2021
Size: 24 oz. clear plastic cups, double pack
The hazard
The recall is due to the potential presence of plastic fragments in the soup, which poses a choking or injury risk.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show that McCain Foods issued recalls for similar products with plastic fragment hazards on 2025-12-03 and 2026-01-12. Other recent recalls of similar products include the McCain Foods Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrel Recall (2025-12-03), the McCain Foods Ore-Ida Tater Tots Recall (2026-01-12), and the Ore-Ida Tater Tots Recall (2025-12-03).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the UPC 0 30383 19649 6 on the packaging. The product was sold in Costco as a 24 oz. refrigerated clam chowder with uncured bacon, with a use by date of December 22, 2021.
Brand
Ivar's Commissary
Product
Ivar's Kettle Classic Clam Chowder With Uncured Bacon, Item #1952, Costco Item #1270666. The soup is refrigerated and
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Packaging
Look for the UPC 0 30383 19649 6 on the product label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 13 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
3FDA classified it Class II
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0159-2022 (October 18, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0159-2022 to see it in context.
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