The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a previously announced recall of certain bags of Lay’s potato chips in Oregon and Washington now falls into “Class I” status, its highest risk
Federal regulators have upgraded a product recall of Lay's Classic Potato Chips to the highest risk level for a batch that may contain undeclared milk ingredients. Last month, Frito-Lay issued a recall warning that more than 6,
Federal health authorities have upgraded their recall of 13-ounce bags of Frito-Lay potato chips over fears that consuming the products, which may contain undeclared milk, could potentially be fatal. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Frito-Lay was voluntarily recalling a limited batch of products.
Frito-Lay has recalled over 6,000 bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips due to undeclared milk, which poses a serious risk to individuals with dairy allergies. The FDA upgraded the recall to Class I—the highest risk level—after determining the chips could cause life-threatening allergic reactions,
December, some 6,000 bags of Lay’s chips were recalled over a health hazard listed by the FDA in its most serious category.
The FDA has classified a previous Frito-Lay potato chip recall under its highest risk level after some bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips were found to potentially contain undeclared milk ingredients.
Class I, according to the FDA, means exposure to or consumption of the product could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."
OREGON & WASHINGTON -- Frito-Lay has issued a recall on 23-ounce bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips for containing undeclared milk. "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 said in the release.
The Food and Drug Administration just raised the recall level of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips to the highest risk classification. Frito Lay issued a recall on Dec. 16 through the FDA for over 6,000 bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips that contained "undeclared milk.
The Frito-Lay voluntary recall on a limited number of Lay's Classic potato chips due to an undeclared allergen has been updated by the FDA to Class 1.
The oversight could result in “death,” at least for those with a milk allergy or sensitivity, says the FDA. FDA initiated the recall on Dec. 13 and announced three days later that it was recalling the chips due to a potential or undeclared allergen. At present, no allergic reactions have been reported.