HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — New York shoppers who bought certain Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips are being warned off the products after the FDA upgraded a voluntary recall to its highest risk level over a possible salmonella problem.
The Food and Drug Administration said in its weekly enforcement report that the recall is Class I, a designation it uses 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 began the recall in May after saying a seasoning ingredient used in the chips may have been contaminated through dry milk powder from a third party. The company said then that no salmonella had been found in its products and that no illnesses had been reported to the company.
The recalled Utz products were sold in multiple states, including New York, according to FDA recall materials. Utz told consumers not to eat the chips and to discard any products they have.
