Nearly 685,000 bags of Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips are now under the FDA’s highest-risk recall category, meaning exposure could reasonably cause serious health consequences or death.
The upgrade traces to seasoning made with dry milk powder from California Dairies, which recalled the ingredient over potential salmonella contamination.
Utz Quality Foods had voluntarily recalled the affected products in May, including Bayou Blackened Ranch, Salt and Vinegar, Big Cheezy, Maui Onion, and Sour Cream and Onion varieties.
Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, and in rare cases can enter the bloodstream and trigger severe illnesses such as endocarditis and arthritis.