Remembered potato chips sold in Oregon and Washington could cause ‘serious negative health consequences’

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Food and Drug Administration has recently classified December recall of some Lay’s classic potato chips Sold in Oregon and Washington with the designation reserved for the highest degree of health hazard.

Lay’s began the voluntary recall of 6,344 bags of chips in December because they contain not revealed milk. Monday, FDA issued a classification For the recall it was to decide that it was Class I. This is the term used to denote that the product constitutes the highest degree of health hazard. The government’s website describes it as a situation where the use of the product has a reasonable likelihood of causing “serious negative health consequences or death.”

The FDA reached via E -Mail on Wednesday, the FDA refused to say why the recall became a class for more than a month after it was originally issued. Frito-Lay did not respond to similar queries from Oregonian on Wednesday.

Potato chips were sold in stores and online on November 3 in a 13-ounce “party size” bag. Other chip varieties and sizes are not affected. Those included in the recall are marked with a “guaranteed fresh” date on February 11, 2025 and a production code that begins with either 6462307xx or 6463307xx.

In December, Frito-Lay-Momer company Pepsico Foods Consumers with a sensitivity or allergy to milk said to discard chips. They can contact Frito-Lay with questions on 800-352-4477.

– Mims Copeland is a producer of social media at Oregonian/Oregonlive and writes about trending topics.