HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — New York consumers who bought certain Zapp’s or Dirty potato chips should not eat them after the FDA upgraded the Utz-owned snack recall to its highest risk level over a possible salmonella contamination.
The FDA said a Class I recall is used when there is a “reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
Utz first recalled the chips in May, saying the issue involved a seasoning ingredient made with dry milk powder sourced from a third party. The company said at the time that no salmonella had been found in its products and that there had been no reports of illness.
Utz said it acted “from an abundance of caution” and told consumers not to eat the chips and to discard them.
The FDA’s latest weekly enforcement report upgraded the recall to Class I. The recalled products were sold in multiple states, including New York, according to FDA recall materials cited in reporting on the action.
