
An FDA recall on Lay’s potato chips originally issued in December has been upgraded by the agency to its highest risk level.
Three things to know
- The
original recall
was issued mid-December, with more than 6,000 bags of Lay’s 13 oz. bags of classic chips removed from shelves in Washington and Oregon. - The problem ingredient identified was “undeclared milk” which poses a risk to those with severe sensitivities or allergies.
- On Jan. 27th, the FDA upgraded the recall to “Class I,” their most severe, meaning that, “the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death,”
according to their website
.
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What other recalls have happened recently?
It appears that eggs can’t stay
out of the headlines
as a recall on Kirkland Brand eggs, sold at Costco, received the same designation in late December after the FDA first issued a voluntary recall in November.
The recall covered 10,800 packages of 24-count eggs, sold
under the Kirkland Signature brand name and described as organic and pasture-raised
.
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