Old Dutch Potato Chips Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Old Dutch Foods is recalling Cheddar & Sour Cream flavored potato chips because a seasoning ingredient may contain milk contaminated with Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Old Dutch Foods, Inc. is recalling Cheddar & Sour Cream flavored potato chips packaged under the Old Dutch, Roundy's, and Urge brands. The recall involves approximately 1.78 million units of the product in various sizes, including 2 oz, 8 oz, 15.5 oz, 9.5 oz, 10.5 oz, 15.75 oz, 2.5 oz, and 6 oz packages.
The recall was initiated because the products were made with a seasoning component that contains a milk ingredient with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products have code dates ranging from July 6, 2016, to March 8, 2017. Distribution was limited to the states of Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific brands, sizes, and UPC codes listed in the recall notice. If the product is found, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Cheddar & Sour Cream flavored Potato Chips packaged under the following brands and sizes: 1. Old Dutch Ripples, 2 oz, UPC 74690-024066; 8 oz., UPC 74690-230290; and 15.5 oz., UPC 74690-205694. 2. Old Dutch Rip-L Family Pack, 9.5oz, UPC 74690-201160 3. Roundy's, 2 oz…
- Manufacturer
- Old Dutch Foods, Inc
- Category
- Food — Snacks / Chips
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,775,790
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Old Dutch Foods, Inc under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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