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The Food and Drug Administration and US Smokeless Tobacco, Inc., have announced a voluntary recall of some products after receiving eight complaints of foreign metal objects and sharp metal in tins of chewing tobacco.
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The recall covers some, but not all, cans of Cope, Copenhagen, Husky, and Skoal. See the FDA chart here for affected products and codes.
| Cope Brand Products | |
| Long Cut Straight | This recall applies to lots with no printed code on the bottom of the can, or with codes that begin with the letters “F”, “R”, “K”, or “P”. |
| Copenhagen Brand Products | |
| Extra Long Cut Natural Long Cut Mint Long Cut Southern Blend Pouch Mint Pouch Wintergreen Long Cut (overseas military only) Fine Cut (overseas military only) Long Cut Straight (overseas military only) Long Cut Wintergreen (overseas military only) Pouch (overseas military only) Fine Cut Plastic Can (only available in Alaska and Hawaii) Long Cut Plastic Can (only available in Alaska and Hawaii) Pouch Plastic Can (only available in Alaska and Hawaii) |
This recall applies to lots with no printed code on the bottom of the can, or with codes that begin with the letters “F”, “R”, “K”, or “P”. |
| Husky Brand Products | |
| Fine Cut Natural Long Cut Straight Long Cut Wintergreen |
This recall applies to lots with no printed code on the bottom of the can, or with codes that begin with the letters “F”, “R”, “K”, or “P”. |
| Skoal Brand Products | |
| Bandit Mint Bandit Wintergreen Long Cut Apple Tobacco Blend Long Cut Berry Tobacco Blend Long Cut Cherry Long Cut Citrus Tobacco Blend Long Cut Classic Long Cut Peach Tobacco Blend Long Cut Spearmint Pouch Apple Tobacco Blend Pouch Berry Tobacco Blend Pouch Citrus Tobacco Blend Snus Mint Snus Smooth Mint Xtra Long Cut Mint Xtra Long Cut Rich Tobacco Blend Xtra Long Cut Wintergreen Xtra Pouch Crisp Tobacco Blend Xtra Pouch Mint Blend Xtra Pouch Rich Tobacco Blend Fine Cut Wintergreen (overseas military only) Long Cut Mint (overseas military only) Long Cut Straight (overseas military only) Long Cut Wintergreen (overseas military only) Pouch Mint (overseas military only) Pouches Wintergreen (overseas military only) |
This recall applies to lots with no printed code on the bottom of the can, or with codes that begin with the letters “F”, “R”, “K”, or “P”.
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Products generating complaints are linked to one Illinois facility but were distributed nationally; affected products have been found in Ohio, Indiana, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
If you bought the affected products, you’re eligible for a refund. Call 1-866-201-9136 to return the product and acquire a refund.
