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AMERICAN CHEF
CSWH grade A (100)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 100.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | A (100) | Tier A: 0 of 7 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 0 of 7 products · A (100) (15%) |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (7 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 7 of 7 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.
Products (7)
- AMERICAN CHEF, BLACK FOREST HAM · UPC 759431553103 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - AMERICAN CHEF, COOKED HAM · UPC 759431560231 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - AMERICAN CHEF, WHITE TURKEY, SMOKE, SMOKE · UPC 759431570292 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - HAM, HONEY · UPC 759431580567 · FoodData Central record of Jul 29, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - HONEY HAM, HONEY · UPC 759431580574 · FoodData Central record of Jun 17, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SMOKED HAM · UPC 759431553097 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - SPICED LUNCHEON LOAF · UPC 759431551321 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error
Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".
FDA warning letters to American Chef, Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.