Zapp's Big Cheezy Potato Chips recalled due to Salmonella risk
Utz Quality Foods, LLC is recalling 1.5oz and 8.0oz bags of Zapp's Big Cheezy Potato Chips due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled product was distributed across 32 states.
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 FDA classified this as Class I, which per the rubric requires a minimum score of 4. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness.
Plain-English summary
Utz Quality Foods, LLC is recalling 1.5oz and 8.0oz bags of Zapp's Big Cheezy Potato Chips, sold in plastic bags, due to the potential presence of Salmonella. The recalled product includes code information 26058070104 and 26059070104, with a total of 14,976 bags affected.
The recalled product was distributed to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should not consume it. If you have the product, do not eat it. Dispose of the product or return it to the point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 1.5oz, 8.0oz , Zapp's Big Cheezy Potato Chips, Plastic Bag.
- Manufacturer
- Utz Quality Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Snack Foods / Chips
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 14,976
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 (2)
- 26058070104
- 26059070104
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Utz Quality Foods, LLC 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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