HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — New York shoppers who bought certain Zapp’s or Dirty potato chips are being told to throw them out after the FDA upgraded the recall to its highest risk level over a salmonella concern.
Utz said in May that the recall was voluntary and tied to a seasoning ingredient that may have been contaminated through dry milk powder from a third party. The company said at the time that no salmonella had been found in its products and that it had received no reports of illness, calling the action one taken “from an abundance of caution.”
The FDA classified the recall as Class I in its weekly enforcement report. The agency says that label is used when there is a reasonable probability that use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The FDA said the recalled chips were sold in multiple states, including New York.
