Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-0690-2019·Announced 2018-12-12

Frito-Lay Recalls Smartfood Popcorn Variety Packs for Undeclared Milk

Frito-Lay is recalling Smartfood Delight Sea Salt Flavored popcorn variety packs because they may contain undeclared milk.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "The firm is recalling 1/2 oz. bags of Smartfood Delight Sea Salt Flavored popcorn packaged in two variety pack offerings. The popcorn bags have the potential to contain cheese-flavored chips and therefore undeclared milk."

Plain-English summary

Frito-Lay, Inc. is recalling 1/2 oz. bags of Smartfood Delight Sea Salt Flavored popcorn packaged in two variety pack offerings. The recall involves 19,565 sacks of the 16 count Crunch & Pop Mix Variety Pack Sack. The product was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

The recall is being conducted because the popcorn bags have the potential to contain cheese-flavored chips, which results in undeclared milk. This poses a risk to consumers with milk allergies.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected variety packs. The affected products have use-by dates of 18 DEC 2018 or 1 JAN 2019 and an 11-digit manufacturing code that includes the letter combination AM in the second and third position (example: xAMxxxxxxxx). Consumers should stop using the product and contact Frito-Lay for a refund or further information.

The recalled product

Product: 16 count Crunch & Pop Mix Variety Pack Sack
Manufacturer: Frito-Lay, Inc.
Category: Food — Snacks
Hazard: allergen-milk
undeclared-allergen
Affected units: 19,565

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

use by dates of 18 DEC 2018 OR 1 JAN 2019

Distribution

Distributed in 29 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Frito-Lay, 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.

See all 2 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Frito-Lay, Inc.

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