HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — New York shoppers who bought certain Zapp’s or Dirty potato chips should check the bag and discard it if it is part of a recall that the FDA has now classified as its highest risk level because of a possible salmonella contamination.
The FDA said in its weekly enforcement report that the recall is Class I, a designation it uses when there is a reasonable probability that exposure to a violative product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Utz, which makes the brands, said in May that it recalled the chips “from an abundance of caution” after learning that a seasoning ingredient included dry milk powder from a third party. The company said at the time that it had not found salmonella in its products and had not received illness complaints tied to the recalled chips.
The FDA recall notice said the problem involved the seasoning used on the chips. Utz told consumers not to eat the products and to discard any they have.
FDA recall materials indicated the chips were sold in multiple states, including New York.
