Consumers with this product can contact Frito-Lay Consumer Relations at 1-800-352-4477.
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Jan 29, 2025, 11:35 AM | Updated: Jan 30, 2025, 9:04 am
Bags of Frito-Lay classic potato chips displayed at a grocery store. (Photo: Jakub Porzycki, Getty Images)
(Photo: Jakub Porzycki, Getty Images)
Frito-Lay is recalling more bags of Lay鈥檚 Classic Potato Chips after the to the highest level.
A limited number of 13-oz. bags of Lay鈥檚 Classic Potato Chips may contain undeclared milk, meaning anyone with an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk may experience a serious allergic reaction if they consume the recalled product.
“If consumers have an allergy or sensitivity to milk, they should not consume the product and discard it immediately,” Frito-Lay said in a press release regarding the recall. “Frito-Lay has informed the FDA of this action.”
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The affected chips were sold in Oregon and Washington. As of Wednesday, no allergic reactions have been reported. No other flavors of Lay鈥檚 chips, or any other products from Frito-Lay, were affected.
The recalled chips have a “guaranteed fresh” date of Feb. 11, with manufacturing codes “6462307xx” or “6463307xx.” These chips were available to the public as early as November 3, 2024.
According to representatives with Frito-Lay, the recalled product has been removed from the marketplace.
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On Dec. 13,聽Frito-Lay voluntarily recalled more than 6,000 bags of 13 oz. Lay鈥檚 Classic Potato Chips due to undeclared milk. But, by聽Jan. 27, the FDA classified the issue as a Class 1 recall. A Class 1 recall is defined as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death,” according to the FDA.
The FDA uses classifications to indicate the “degree of health hazard” of the product in question.
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