CLASS I Food recall · Reported 23 Oct 2013 · FDA Enforcement Report
Salt & Vinegar and bags Hartley's Potato Chip Co., Inc recalled
Hartleys Potato Chip is recalling Salt & Vinegar and bags Hartley's Potato Chip Co., Inc, Lewistown, PA Ingredients, distributed in Pennsylvania. The recall was initiated on 20 Aug 2013 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0001-2014
- FDA event ID
- 66053
- Recalling firm
- Hartleys Potato Chip, Lewistown, PA
- Brand
- Salt
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 20 Aug 2013
- FDA classified
- 17 Oct 2013
- Reported
- 23 Oct 2013
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Undeclared Milk
- Product category
- Chips
Timeline
| 20 Aug 2013 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 17 Oct 2013 | Classified by FDA | +58 days |
| 23 Oct 2013 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Undeclared lactose (milk) in seasoning sub-ingredient used in the manufacturing of Hartley's Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips.
Product as listed by the FDA
Hartley's Potato Chips Salt & Vinegar 4.5 oz and 2.5 oz bags Hartley's Potato Chip Co., Inc, Lewistown, PA Ingredients: potatoes, vegetable shortening, salt, lactose, sodium diacetate, salt, malic acid, sodium citrate, with not more than 2% silicon dioxide and partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil.
Where it was distributed
Pennsylvania only.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Undeclared lactose (milk) in seasoning sub-ingredient used in the manufacturing of Hartley's Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips.
Which lots are affected?
Sell by Dates: Oct 7 2013 and Oct 30 2013
Where was it sold?
Pennsylvania only.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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