Food recall

Frito-Lay, Inc. recall: Lay's Smooth Ranch dip 15 oz

Frito-Lay, Inc., of Plano, TX, recalled Lay's Smooth Ranch dip 15 oz and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Potential to be contaminated with mold.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 4, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 27, 2020. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed June 17, 2020

The recall

Company
Frito-Lay, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential to be contaminated with mold”
Where it was sold
US and Canada. The Lay's brand was sold in the US and the Ruffles brand was sold in Canada.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85601

The 4 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0954-2020 Class II

    Lay's Smooth Ranch dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007095 packaged in clear glass jars

    Codes: 9-digit Manufacturing Code x2Wxxxxx (x=any number) With any code date and any 4-digit time stamp

    Quantity: 2,997,108 jars

  • F-0955-2020 Class II

    Lay's French Onion dip 15 oz. UPC 2840007094 packaged in clear glass jars

    Codes: 9-digit Manufacturing Code x2Wxxxxx (x=any number) With any code date and any 4-digit time stamp

    Quantity: 3,528,552 jars

  • F-0956-2020 Class II

    Ruffles Onion flavoured dip 425 g (15 oz). UPC 6041007298 packaged in clear glass jars

    Codes: with Best before dates of: 20 DE 10 or 20 DE 11 with 2W in the MFG code

    Quantity: Total in Canada 241,620 jars.

  • F-0957-2020 Class II

    Ruffles Ranch flavoured dip 425 g (15 oz). UPC 6041007299 packaged in clear glass jars

    Codes: with Best before dates of: 20 DE 10 with 2W in the MFG code

    Quantity: Total in Canada 241,620 jars.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of May 27, 2020.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.