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

The Food and Drug Administration has newly classified the December recall of some Lay’s Classic Potato Chips sold in Oregon and Washington with the designation reserved for the highest degree of health hazard.

The FDA first announced on December 18, 2024, that Frito-Lay issued a recall on a “limited number” of the 13 oz bags of chips. These Lay’s Classic Potato Chips bags were recalled because they “may contain undeclared milk ,” which Frito-Lay learned “after being alerted through a consumer contact.”

A party bag of potato chips from Lay's was recalled in December, and has just been given the highest recall classification from the FDA.

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The Lay’s potato chips recall for undeclared milk was upgraded to the FDA’s highest risk level. Find out what this means for consumers and food safety in 2025.

The FDA just set the highest risk level—class 1—for the recall of Lay's Classic Potato Chips amid concern that they contain undeclared milk. Here's what you need to know.

The FDA classified recalled Lay's Classic Potato Chips in two states under a Class 1 recall, meaning consumption could be fatal for people with a milk allergy.

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A December recall on Lay’s Potato Chips sold in two states has been escalated to the FDA’s highest risk level, but no allergic reactions have been reported.

Class I, according to the FDA, means exposure to or consumption of the product could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."