Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Small Fry Inc. is recalling Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips because an ingredient, nonfat dry milk powder, was found to contain Salmonella.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Small Fry Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips in 2 oz and 6 oz bags. The recall was initiated after the company's seasoning supplier advised that the nonfat dry milk powder used in the seasoning was subject to a recall. An FDA inspection identified Salmonella at the supplier's facility.
The affected products were distributed to retail, grocery, and food service locations in the USA, Hong Kong, Jakarta, and Singapore. The recall is limited to the Sour Cream & Chive flavor. Specific 'Best By' dates for the affected lots include 2-9-17, 4-5-17, 6-10-17, 2-10-17, 4-11-17, 2-18-17, 4-25-17, 2-25-17, 5-3-17, 3-3-17, 5-12-17, 3-10-17, 5-17-17, 3-17-17, 5-25-17, 3-22-17, 6-1-17, and 3-27-17, 6-7-17.
Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and dates. If found, they should not consume the chips and should contact the recalling firm or dispose of the product according to local guidelines.
The recalled product
- Product
- Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips2 oz bag (30/cs) Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips6 oz bag (12/cs)
- Manufacturer
- Small Fry Inc.
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
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