HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — Consumers who bought certain Zapp’s or Dirty potato chips should not eat them after the Food and Drug Administration upgraded the recall to Class I, its highest risk level, over a possible salmonella contamination risk.
The FDA said the upgrade appeared in its latest weekly enforcement report. The agency defines a Class I recall as one in which there is a reasonable probability that use of, or exposure to, a violative product could cause serious health consequences or death.
FDA recall materials said the chips were sold in multiple states, including New York. Utz, which manufactures the brands, first recalled the products in May.
Utz said at the time that the issue involved a seasoning ingredient made with dry milk powder from a third party. The company said it had found no salmonella in its products and had received no reports of illness, and said it acted “from an abundance of caution.”
Utz told consumers not to eat the recalled chips and to discard any they have.
