Illegally imported chicharrones went to Miami and Carolinas stores. Here’s the list

David J. Neal
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Recalled chicharrones (pork rinds) went to 19 Florida stores, 17 of them in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, after the original recall announcement didn’t even list Florida among the states receiving the snack.

That’s according to the retail store list released Tuesday night by the USDA concerning Rica Sula Tajaditas con Chicharron. Charlotte, North Carolina’s Capitology recalled the product sold in 5.3-ounce foil bags on Oct. 23 because they were “imported from Honduras, a country ineligible to export pork products to the United States,” the USDA recall notice said.

That notice also said retail stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana received the 4,679 pounds of plantains-and-pork rinds munchies. While stores from those states are on the 15-page PDF store list — eight pages of Texas stores alone — so are 19 stores in Florida. (And, one in Colorado, Mi Pueblo Market in the Denver suburb of Commerce City).

Rica Sula Tajaditas con Chicharron platanos con chicharrones (plantains and pork rinds)
Rica Sula Tajaditas con Chicharron platanos con chicharrones (plantains and pork rinds)

The Florida stores

▪ A Y D Cafe, 777 NW 72nd Ave., West Miami-Dade

▪ Bravo Supermarket, 6767 Pembroke Rd., Pembroke Pines

▪ Casa Hispana, 3675 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

▪ Catrachita Store, 222 NE 25th St., Miami

▪ Centroamericas Market, 3733 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville

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▪ Cultura Catracha, 1227 NW 119th St., North Miami

▪ Loren Food Mart, 2011 S. State Rd. 7, Davie

▪ Ideal Supermarket, 2050 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

▪ Los Paisanos Market, 13200 State Rd. 84, Davie

▪ Marathon Gas, 3350 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

▪ Mercadito Catracho, 765 W. Flagler St., Miami

▪ Mercadito Oriental, 201 SW Eighth St., Miami

▪ Pulperia Catracha, 444 SW Eighth Ave., Miami

▪ Pulperia El Indio, 4805 NW 17th Ave., Miami

▪ Pulperia La Bendicion, 4254 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers

▪ Pulperia Olanchito, 824 SW Eighth St., Miami

▪ Tortilleria Y Mercadito Catracho, 1254 NW 29th St., Miami

▪ Tradiciones Hondureñas, 3003 NW Seventh St., Miami

▪ Yo Soy Centroamericano, 1355 SW First St., Miami

The stores in the Carolinas

▪ Carniceria La Costena, 106 W. Arrowood Rd., Charlotte

▪ Compare Arrowood, 818 E. Arrowood Rd., Charlotte

▪ La Unica Supercenter, 100 N. Town Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina

▪ Nenita’s Hispanic Store, 1770 U.S. 441 N, Winter, North Carolina

▪ Super G Mart, 7323 E. Independence Blvd., Charlotte; and 10500 Centrum Pkwy., Pineville, North Carolina

▪ Supermercado El Rey, 6300 South Blvd., Charlotte

If you have questions about this recall...

Questions about this recall can be answered by Capitology manager Alexander Ferrera, 980-246-9870.