What to Know
- Salmonella can cause diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps
- Most individuals recover without treatment, but symptoms can be severe in some cases, particularly among the elderly and infants
- No adverse health effects were reported as a result of the possible contamination, and the company issued the recall as a precaution
A Pennsylvania-based snack company is warning consumers not to eat its Buffalo Blue Kettle Cooked potato chips over concerns about possible salmonella contamination.
Snyder of Berlin said a supplier told the company milk powder used within a spice-blend ingredient could contain salmonella; only the Buffalo Blue Kettle Cooked chips are affected and the Snyder says it's an "isolated incident."
The chips were distributed in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio.
No illnesses associated with the product have been reported.
Salmonella can cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. Most individuals recover without treatment, though in some cases, diarrhea can be so severe a patient needs to be hospitalized. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe reaction
