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Food recall: Utz Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips; Net Wt 17 oz; White Corn Tortilla Chips; UPC: 0-41780-00383-6; Exp. Date Jun 16 18;
Utz Quality Food Inc (Hanover, PA) initiated this food recall on 2 May 2018; FDA lists 6 product records under event 80032, classified Class I.
FDA defines Class I 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. 34% of the 578 food enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 10 Sep 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Utz Quality Food Inc has 3 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Utz Quality Food Inc, Hanover, PA.
Reason for recall
"Utz Quality Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling select expiration dates of some Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand Tortilla Chip items due to potential contamination of undeclared milk allergen."
Distribution
"AL AL AR AZ CT DC DE FL GA IL IN KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC NH NJ NY OH PA RI SC TN TX VA VT WV"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1598-2018 | Utz Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips; Net Wt 17 oz; White Corn Tortilla Chips; UPC: 0-41780-00383-6; Exp. Date Jun 16 18; UTZ Quality Foods, Inc., Hanover, PA 17331; Utz Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips; Net Wt 11.5 oz; White Corn Tortilla Chips; UPC: 0-41780-00384-3; Exp date Jun 16 18; UTZ Quality Foods, Inc.,… | 92553 units | Class I | Terminated | 4 Jul 2018 |
| F-1599-2018 | Utz Organic Blue Corn Tortillas; Net Wt 9 oz; UTZ Quality Foods, Inc., Hanover, PA 17331; UPC: 0-41780-01317-0; Exp date: JUN 16 18; | 41935 units | Class I | Terminated | 4 Jul 2018 |
| F-1600-2018 | Utz Organic Yellow Corn Tortillas, Net Wt 9 oz; UTZ Quality Foods, Inc., Hanover, PA 17331; UPC: 0-41780-01337-8; Exp date: MAY 26 18 to JUN 16 18; | 22281 units | Class I | Terminated | 4 Jul 2018 |
| F-1601-2018 | Weis Signature Collection No Salt Added White Corn Tortilla Chips; Net Wt 11 oz; Manufactured For Weis Markets, Sunbury, PA 17801; UPC: 0-41497-00427-0; Exp date: May 26 18 to JUN 16 18; | 2370 units | Class I | Terminated | 4 Jul 2018 |
| F-1602-2018 | Golden Flake TORTIYAHS! Superior Dipping Chips; Net Wt 12.5 oz Tortilla Chips; Golden Flake Snack Foods, Inc. Birmingham, AL 35201; UPC: 0-72080-41000-0; Exp date: JUN 2 18 to JUN 23 18; | 55332 units | Class I | Terminated | 4 Jul 2018 |
| F-1603-2018 | Good Health Organic Tortillas; Black Bean & Rice; Net Wt 5.5 oz; Distributed by Good Health Natural Products, Inc. Greensboro, NC; UPC: 274077-55355-04100-9; Exp date: DEC 29 18; Mexico only: Good Health Totopos Organicos; Frijol Negro y Arroz; Cont. Neto 538,6 g; Distribuido por Good Health Natural Products, Inc.;… | 5.5 oz - 3025 units; Totopas - 2640 units | Class I | Terminated | 4 Jul 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Utz Quality Food Inc
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2019 | Bachman Original Twist Pretzels,10 oz.Bag (flexible film) UPC: 0-77817-10580-8 | Food | Class I | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2018 | utz Carolina Style Barbeque Potato Chips, Net Wt 2.875 OZ, UTZ Quality Foods, LLV, Hanover, PA 17301, UPC: 0-41780-00153 | Food | Class I | 1 |
All 3 events for Utz Quality Food Inc
Questions and answers
Why was this food recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Utz Quality Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling select expiration dates of some Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand Tortilla Chip items due to potential contamination of undeclared milk allergen."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "AL AL AR AZ CT DC DE FL GA IL IN KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS NC NH NJ NY OH PA RI SC TN TX VA VT WV"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 10 Sep 2018. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA food enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.