Food recall: Lay's Smooth Ranch dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007095 packaged in clear glass jars
Class II FDA enforcement event 85601. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Potential to be contaminated with mold
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Frito-Lay, Inc. started this food recall on 4 May 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Plano, TX. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 85601 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 May 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 17 Jun 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
US and Canada. The Lay's brand was sold in the US and the Ruffles brand was sold in Canada.
Recalling firm
Frito-Lay, Inc., Plano, TX.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0954-2020 | Lay's Smooth Ranch dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007095 packaged in clear glass jars | 2,997,108 jars | Class II | Terminated | 27 May 2020 |
| F-0955-2020 | Lay's French Onion dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007094 packaged in clear glass jars | 3,528,552 jars | Class II | Terminated | 27 May 2020 |
| F-0956-2020 | Ruffles Onion flavoured dip 425 g (15 oz). UPC 6041007298 packaged in clear glass jars | Total in Canada 241,620 jars. | Class II | Terminated | 27 May 2020 |
| F-0957-2020 | Ruffles Ranch flavoured dip 425 g (15 oz). UPC 6041007299 packaged in clear glass jars | Total in Canada 241,620 jars. | Class II | Terminated | 27 May 2020 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2020
- 381
- Share of these events in Class II
- 57%
- Product records in this event
- 4Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 16
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0954-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 85601. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/85601/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
US and Canada. The Lay's brand was sold in the US and the Ruffles brand was sold in Canada.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 85601?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
2,997,108 jars
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2020 have the same class?
- 57% of the 381 food events that started in 2020 are in Class II.