Joe Chips Potato Chips Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
The Two Little Guys Company is recalling Joe Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion potato chips because a milk powder ingredient may be contaminated with 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 corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
The Two Little Guys Company is voluntarily recalling 70,130 bags of Joe Chips Retro Potato Chips in the Sour Cream & Toasted Onion flavor. The recall is being conducted because the product contains a seasoning with a milk powder ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella. Although the firm's testing has not revealed the presence of the bacteria, the product is being removed from the market as a precaution.
The affected products are distributed nationwide by The Joe Tea Company. The recall includes 2-ounce bags with expiration dates from March 27, 2017, through July 9, 2017, and 5-ounce bags with expiration dates from August 28, 2017, through November 19, 2017. The products are identified by UPC codes 743234001725 (2 oz) and 743234001800 (5 oz).
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific expiration dates and UPC codes listed above. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Joe Chips Retro Potato Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion Distributed by: The Joe Tea Company, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043-0255 (973)744-7502 Net Wt. 2 OZ UPC 743234001725 Net Wt. 5 OZ UPC 743234001800
- Manufacturer
- The Two Little Guys Company
- Category
- Food — Snacks
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 70,130
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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