HANOVER, Pa., July 3 (Our New York News) — New York shoppers who bought certain Zapp’s or Dirty potato chips should not eat them after the FDA raised an Utz recall to its highest risk level, saying exposure to the products could cause serious illness.
The agency classified the recall as Class I in its latest weekly enforcement report. The FDA says that designation 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 issued the voluntary recall in May after identifying a possible salmonella risk tied to seasoning used in the chips. The company said the concern involved dry milk powder from a third party used to make a seasoning ingredient.
In its May recall notice, Utz said it had not found salmonella in its products and had no reports of illness at that time. The company said it acted “from an abundance of caution” and told consumers not to eat the chips and to discard any they have.
The recalled products were sold in multiple states, including New York.
