Colombian Snack Chips With Pork Cracklings Recalled Again

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced two Class I recalls, a month apart, of Colombian mixed-chip snacks containing chicharrón (pork cracklings). In both cases the reason is the same: the products were made in Colombia, which FSIS says is not eligible to export meat products to the United States. Neither notice says any contamination was found.

Key takeaways:

• On October 2, 2026, FSIS announced a Class I recall of 189 pounds of Yupi Golpe Con Todo BBQ mixed chips containing Colombian pork cracklings.
• This followed a September 9, 2026 Class I recall of 264 pounds of De Todito snacks imported from Colombia, for the same reason.
• FSIS says neither product bears any import marks on its label.
• Neither notice alleges a pathogen or contaminant, and FSIS reports no confirmed illnesses.
• FSIS urges consumers not to eat these products and to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.

What happened

On October 2, 2026, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Inexport Logistics LLC, based in Miami, Florida, initiated a recall of approximately 189 pounds of shelf-stable potato chip products containing chicharrón. The specific item identified is the 60-gram foil bag of "YUPI GOLPE CON TODO SABOR BBQ" mixed chips, which features a blend containing "Clásicas," "PLATANOS," and "Chicharrón Fred." FSIS lists it as recall 025-2026, with a health risk of High and a Class I classification.

This federal action followed an earlier, similar action announced on September 9, 2026, and updated on September 17, 2026. In that case, El Eden Import Distributor Corp. of Long Island City, New York, recalled approximately 264 pounds of Colombian mixed-chip snacks under FSIS recall notice 021-2026. That recall covered 45-gram foil bags of "De Todito NATURAL" and "De Todito BBQ" snacks, both of which contained "CHICHARRÓN AMERICANO JACKS" alongside "Margarita" chips and "NATU CHIPS."

For both products, FSIS says there have been no confirmed reports of illness or injury. The De Todito recall began after FSIS received a consumer complaint. The Yupi product was found during an FSIS recall effectiveness check, when the ineligible product was observed in a retail location. FSIS has not said whether the two recalls are connected.

What changed

No new rule is involved. What these notices turn on is eligibility: FSIS keeps a list of countries that are eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States, and it describes Colombia as a country that is not eligible to export meat products here.

FSIS's Eligible Foreign Establishments page introduces its table with: "Countries listed in the table below are eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States." Colombia does not appear in that table. FSIS lists the Yupi product's processing category as "Heat Treated - Shelf Stable."

Both notices also say the recalled products do not bear any import marks on their labels.

Who is affected

The scope of the two recalls spans distribution networks across multiple states. For the October 2, 2026 recall of Yupi Golpe Con Todo BBQ, Inexport Logistics LLC distributed the 60-gram foil bags to distributors and retail locations across eight states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas. The recall applies to these bags regardless of their printed product date codes. FSIS has not yet published the specific retail store list for the Yupi distribution.

For the September 9, 2026 recall of De Todito snacks, El Eden Import Distributor Corp. shipped 45-gram bags of both the Natural and BBQ flavors to a distributor in New Jersey and directly to retail locations in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Utah. For this earlier recall, FSIS has posted a retail distribution list (RC-021-2026).

Together the two recalls cover about 453 pounds of product: about 189 pounds of Yupi and about 264 pounds of De Todito. Neither notice says how many individual bags reached consumers.

What it means for shoppers

If you have bought mixed-chip snacks imported from Colombia, check the bag against the details FSIS gives:

• Product Identity: "YUPI GOLPE CON TODO SABOR BBQ" (60-g foil bags) or "De Todito NATURAL" and "De Todito BBQ" (45-g foil bags).
• Contents: the Yupi bag includes "Chicharrón Fred"; the De Todito bags include "CHICHARRÓN AMERICANO JACKS."
• Import marks: FSIS says the recalled bags do not bear any import marks on their labels.
• What to do: FSIS urges consumers not to eat these products. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

It is important to understand the regulatory context behind the "Class I" label. FSIS officially defines a Class I recall as "a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death." Neither notice alleges a pathogen or other contaminant. The recalls are about where the meat was produced: in a country that is not eligible to export meat products to the United States.

That makes these recalls different from contamination recalls such as Stewart's Recalls Two Ice Cream Flavors Over Metal, where something was found in the product. Inspection marks have come up before: see Fake USDA Inspection Mark: 167,639 Pounds of Meat Recalled.

The background

The Yupi recall came less than a month after the De Todito recall. The trade publication The National Provisioner reported the Yupi action on October 5 with the same details FSIS gave: about 189 pounds, 60-gram bags, eight states and no import marks.

The products in both recalls are mixed snack bags, and FSIS describes both as potato chip products containing chicharrón (pork cracklings). The pork cracklings are the meat component that ties the recalls to Colombia's export eligibility.

FSIS has not said how either product entered the country or who made it in Colombia.

What to watch next

FSIS has not yet posted a retail distribution list for the Yupi recall; it says such lists are posted when they become available. The De Todito list (RC-021-2026) is already up.

Several things have not been disclosed: the Colombian manufacturer, how the product entered the United States, how many bags were sold, and whether other Colombian chicharrón snacks are on U.S. shelves.

Shoppers with questions about the Yupi recall can reach out to Inexport Logistics sales manager Mauricio Caro at (786) 670-4750. For broader questions concerning meat, poultry, or egg product regulations, the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is available at (888) 674-6854. If you buy imported snacks often, you can scan the ingredient list with the Aurascan app to see what each ingredient is.