Frito-Lay is recalling 13-ounce baggage of its Lay’s Basic Potato Chips on account of fears that they “may contain undeclared milk” that may pose a “risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction” to shoppers, based on the Meals and Drug Administration.
“Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the recalled product,” the FDA mentioned in a discover that was posted on Monday.
The product recall impacts baggage of chips that have been distributed to retailers in Oregon and Washington state, based on the FDA.
The chips that have been affected have been on sale since at the least Nov. 3. Up to now, there have been no allergic reactions reported, based on the FDA.
The company mentioned that the affected product bears the UPC codes 28400 and 31041. The merchandise have a “guaranteed fresh” date of Feb. 11, 2025 and one of many following manufacturing codes — 6462307xx
or 6463307xx.
Customers are being requested to contact Frito-Lay at 1-800-352-4477. Frito-Lay is a subsidiary of snacking and beverage conglomerate PepsiCo.
The Put up has sought remark from PepsiCo.
The recall of Frito-Lay chips is the newest in a sequence of current incidents which have stoked widespread concern over meals security.
At the very least one individual died and 104 individuals in 14 states fell sick after an E. coli outbreak linked to onions that have been used to make McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
Final month, cucumbers shipped by Arizona-based provider SunFed Produce have been recalled throughout 26 states and Canada on account of what well being officers suspected was a salmonella outbreak.
Salmonella was additionally blamed for a recall of 1000’s of cartons of Costco eggs that have been grown on a farm in New York State and shipped to shops in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
At across the similar time, a frozen meals firm that makes waffles and pancakes bought at main US supermarkets together with Walmart, Kroger and Complete Meals expanded a recall of its merchandise on account of fears of listeria contamination.
A listeria outbreak additionally prompted Boar’s Head, the producer of deli meats, to shutter a big Virginia manufacturing unit that was flagged for unsanitary situations by well being inspectors.
At the very least 10 individuals died after reportedly consuming the contaminated deli meat.
In complete, there have been greater than 740 meals and beverage remembers this yr — greater than double the quantity reported in 2023 and almost triple the whole from 2022.
