Check Your Pantry: Potato Chips Recalled Nationwide Due to Salmonella Risk

Utz Quality Foods of Hanover, Penn., has issued a recall of limited varieties of Zapp’s and Dirty brand potato chips because they may be contaminated with salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The company was notified that a seasoning containing dry milk powder, sourced from California Dairies, Inc., and supplied by a third-party supplier, may contain salmonella. While the affected seasoning batches tested negative for the bacteria, out of an abundance of caution, Utz is recalling the potato chips. This is the same issue that triggered the recent Ghirardelli powdered beverage mixes recall.

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The Utz recall involves the following products:

• 1.5-ounce Zapp's® Brand Bayou Blackened Ranch Potato Chips
  UPC: 83791272917
  Best-By Dates with related Batch Codes: 3-Aug-26 (26030070101); 10-Aug-26 (26036070102); 17-Aug-26 (26043070101); and 24-Aug-26 (26052070103)
• 2.5-ounce Zapp's® Brand Bayou Blackened Ranch Potato Chips
  UPC: 83791272924
  Best-By Dates with related Batch Codes: 3-Aug-26 (26029070104); 17-Aug-26 (26044070104); 17-Aug-26 (26045070104); and 31-Aug-26 (26058070104)
• 8-ounce Zapp's® Brand Bayou Blackened Ranch Potato Chips
  UPC: 83791272931
  Best-By Dates with related Batch Codes: 27-Jul-26 (26024070105); 27-Jul-26 (26024070104); 3-Aug-26 (26029070104); 3-Aug-26 (26030070104); 10-Aug-26 (26037070105); 10-Aug-26 (26038070105); 17-Aug-26 (26044070105); and 17-Aug-26 (26045070105)
• 2-ounce Dirty® Brand Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips
  UPC: 83791520148
  Best-By Dates with related Batch Codes: 3-Aug-26 (26030070104); 3-Aug-26 (26031070104); 3-Aug-26 (26031070101); 10-Aug-26 (26038070102); and 10-Aug-26 (26038070103)
• 1.5-ounce Zapp's® Brand Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips (60 count)
  UPC: 83791010144
  Best-By Dates with related Batch Codes: 3-Aug-26 (26030070101); 3-Aug-26 (26031070101); 10-Aug-26 (26036070102); and 10-Aug-26 (26037070102)
• 2-ounce Dirty® Brand Maui Onion Potato Chip
  UPC: 83791520162
  Best-By Date with related Batch Code: 8-Aug-26 (26052070103)
• 2.5-ounce Zapp's® Brand Big Cheezy Potato Chip
  UPC: 83791192208
  Best-By Date with related Batch Code: 31-Aug-26 (26058070104)
• 8-ounce Zapp's® Brand Big Cheezy Potato Chip
  UPC: 83791192246
  Best-By Dates with related Batch Codes: 31-Aug-26 (26058070104) and 31-Aug-26 (26059070104)
• 2-ounce Dirty® Brand Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips
  UPC: 83791520094
  Best-By Date with related Batch Code: 31-Aug-26 (26059070104)

There have been no complaints of illness reported to Utz in connection with the recalled products, which were available at retail stores nationwide.

Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, older people, and others with weakened immune systems, according to the FDA. Healthy persons who are infected often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infections can result in more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis.

If you purchased any of these products, do not eat them and throw them away. For questions or refunds, contact the Utz Customer Care team at 1-877-423-0149, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT.