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Add The New York Post on Google Nearly 23,000 pounds of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler products are being recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with metal slivers, federal regulators said.

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The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the recalled products were sold in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia, as well as through Department of War commissaries and online sales.

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Claim 1: “Nearly 23,000 pounds of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler products are being recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with metal slivers”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Ukrop's Homestyle Foods recalled nearly 23,000 pounds (specifically cited as 22,880 lbs in some sources) of baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler due to potential metal sliver contamination.
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Claim 2: “More than 160,000 pounds of the frozen snacks were recalled across 21 states, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 3: “The recall was initiated after a customer found a piece of metal in one of the products.”
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Two independent sources (al.com and The Independent) explicitly state the recall was triggered by a consumer complaint regarding a metal piece found in a product.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omni Superstore was a chain of supermarkets in the Chicago area owned by the Chicago-area grocery store chain Dominick's. In 1997, Dominick's phased out Omni and converted the stores into Dominick's b…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The problem was discovered after the establishment received a consumer complaint regarding a metal piece found in a full cooked product,” the release reads. These items were produce between July 1, 2…
https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/check-your-fridge-spaghetti-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrop’s meals sold at major supermarkets are recalled over contamination fears.The problem was discovered after the establishment received a consumer complaint regarding a metal piece found in a fully…
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukrops-meal-reca…
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Claim 4: “The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the recalled products were sold in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia, as well as through Department of War commissaries and online sales.”
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Web results confirm the distribution footprint included Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, military commissaries, and online sales.
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web search NEUTRAL — Over 22,800 pounds of the spaghetti and chicken cobbler items shipped to retailers in North Carolina, Virginia and sold online have been impacted. As for specific item names and information — includin…
https://www.nj.com/news/2026/08/check-your-fridge-spaghetti-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrop's Baked Spaghetti products are being recalled after federal regulators said they may be contaminated with metal slivers. (U.S. Department of Agriculture). The Brief. Nearly 23,000 pounds of Ukro…
https://www.ktvu.com/news/ukrops-baked-spaghetti-chicken-cob…
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web search NEUTRAL — Households in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia are the primary distribution footprint, along with military commissary shoppers and anyone who ordered online.
https://www.medicaldaily.com/ukrops-baked-spaghetti-chicken-…
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Claim 5: “Rich Products Corp. recalled thousands of cases of its Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers in June because the frozen snacks may have contained metal pieces.”
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The web search results for this claim returned dictionary definitions of the word 'rich' rather than information about a Rich Products Corp. recall.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 22, 2026 · rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rich
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web search NEUTRAL — RICH definition: 1. having a lot of money or valuable possessions: 2. containing a large amount of a valuable…. Learn more.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Some common synonyms of rich are affluent, opulent, and wealthy. While all these words mean "having goods, property, and money in abundance," rich implies having more than enough to gratif…
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Claim 6: “All affected products carry “best by” dates ranging from July 8 through Aug. 5.”
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The provided evidence mentions the recall and the products, but does not list the specific 'best by' dates of July 8 through August 5.
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web search NEUTRAL — The recall, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, affects specific products including 62.4-oz. and 14.8-oz. Ukrop's Baked Spaghetti and 48-oz. and 11.6-…
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukrops-meal-reca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods is recalling six products, totaling about 22,880 pounds of baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler, due to concerns that they may contain small pieces of metal.
https://www.wsls.com/news/2026/08/03/ukrops-homestyle-recall…
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web search NEUTRAL — Share by email. Ukrop's Homestyle Foods of Richmond, VA, is recalling 22,880 pounds of baked spaghetti and chicken cobbler products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal s…
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/08/spaghetti-and-chicken…
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Claim 7: “No injuries have been confirmed, according to FSIS.”
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While sources confirm the recall and the role of the FSIS, none of the provided evidence snippets explicitly state whether injuries were or were not confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the public health regulatory agency responsible for ensuring that United States ' com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Safety_and_Inspection_Ser…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) protects the public's health by ensuring the safety of meat, poultry and egg products.
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/food-safety-and-inspection-serv…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 31, 2026 · Make sure your summer dish is remembered for its flavor, not a foodborne illness. Keep these potluck food safety tips from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and In…
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Claim 8: “The recall affects products manufactured between July 1 and July 29, 2026.”
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The source from al.com explicitly states the items were produced between July 1, 2026, and July 29, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukrop (Russian: укроп, pronounced [ʊˈkrop]; literally "dill") is a Russian-language deriding term for Ukrainians. The term is a reference to the dill plant and bears a superficial syntactical similari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrop
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UKROP (Ukrainian: УКРОП, lit. 'dill' in Russian), short for the Ukrainian Association of Patriots (Ukrainian: Українське об'єднання патріотів, romanized: Ukrainske obiednannia patriotiv), was a politi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKROP
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Claim 9: “The recalled products include 62.4-ounce bulk pans and 4.8-ounce single-serving trays of Ukrop’s Baked Spaghetti, along with 48-ounce family-size pans and 11.6-ounce single-serving trays of Ukrop’s Chicken Cobbler.”
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The Independent mentions specific sizes (62.4-oz, 14.8-oz, 48-oz, 11.6-oz), but other sources only mention 'bulk pans and single-serving trays' without confirming all specific weights listed in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrop's Baked Spaghetti products are being recalled after federal regulators said they may be contaminated with metal slivers. (U.S. Department of Agriculture). The Brief. Nearly 23,000 pounds of Ukro…
https://www.ktvu.com/news/ukrops-baked-spaghetti-chicken-cob…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrop's Homestyle Foods has recalled six heat-and-eat deli meals over fears aluminum fragments from baking pans may have contaminated the food. Aluminum exposure at high levels can trigger serious hea…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/food-and-drink/recipes/deli-meals-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrop's said its baking pan supplier has been notified and has begun removing potentially affected pan lots from distribution.Approximately 22,880 pounds of Ukrop's Baked Spaghetti and Chicken Cobbler…
https://www.medicaldaily.com/ukrops-baked-spaghetti-chicken-…
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