FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-1753-2018

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

utz Carolina Style Barbeque Potato Chips, Net Wt 2.875 OZ, UTZ Quality Foods, LLV, Hanover, PA 17301, UPC: 0-41780-00153-5; utz Carolina Style Barbeque Potato Chips, Net Wt 7.5 OZ; UTZ Quality Foods, LLV, Hanover, PA 17301; UPC: 0-41780-00049-1

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Utz 2.875 oz., UPC: 0-41780-00153-5, Exp date range: October 6th to October 20th. Utz 7.5 oz. , UPC: 0-41780-00049-1, EXp date range: August 18th to October 27th.
Quantity
96,278 total bags

Why it was recalled

Utz¿ Quality Foods, LLC., is voluntarily recalling select expiration dates of Utz¿ Carolina Style Barbeque Potato Chips due to undeclared soy allergen.

Recalling firm

Firm
Utz Quality Food Inc
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
900 High St, N/A, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331-1639

Distribution

Distribution pattern
AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WV

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-07-14
FDA classified
2018-08-03
Posted by FDA
2018-08-15
Terminated
2018-11-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1753-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.