HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — New Yorkers who bought certain Zapp’s or Dirty potato chips are being urged not to eat them after the FDA upgraded the recall to Class I, its highest risk level, over a possible salmonella contamination linked to a seasoning ingredient.
The FDA said in its latest weekly enforcement report that the Class I designation applies when there is a reasonable probability that exposure to a violative product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The recall covers certain Utz products sold in multiple states, including New York.
Utz said in May that the recall was voluntary and made “from an abundance of caution” after the risk was traced to dry milk powder from a third party used to make a seasoning ingredient. The company said then that it had found no salmonella in its products and had received no illness reports.
Utz told consumers who have the chips to discard them and not eat them.
