Lower riskFood recall · FDA · Published August 11, 2021
Frito-Lay Wavy Lay Original Potato Chips Recall: Undeclared Milk Hazard
Frito-Lay recalls Wavy Lay Original Potato Chips with undeclared milk. Check packaging for specific dates and codes to determine if your product is affected.
“Frito-Lay Wavy Lay Original Potato Chips Recall: Undeclared Milk Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14238-frito-lay-wavy-lay-original-potato-chips-recall-undeclared-milk. Based on FDA recall #F-0885-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0885-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 11, 2021, that Frito-Lay, Inc. Headquarters is recalling Wavy Lay's Original Potato Chips because they may contain undeclared milk. The recall affects products distributed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
How to tell if you have it
Wavy Lay's Original Potato Chips UPC 0 28400 04380 9 packaged in flexible bag
Guaranteed Fresh date of 02 Nov 2021 with Manufacturing Code 1712 17944 85 21:30
Guaranteed Fresh date of 19 Oct 2021 with Manufacturing Code 1713 20044 18 03:37
The hazard
The product may contain undeclared milk, posing an allergy risk to consumers. The FDA classified this as a Class I recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Frito-Lay, Inc. Headquarters has had 9 other recalls on record since 2021-01-21. Other recent recalls of similar products include Frito-Lay Tostitos Cantina Yellow Corn Chips Recall (2025-03-26), Pearl Milling Pancake Mix Recall (2025-01-14), and Frito-Lay Chickpea Veggie Crisps Recall (2023-11-08). Additional similar recalls include Loard's Mocha Chip Ice (2026-04-15) and Queso Palmita Frozen Cheese Pie Recalled for Undeclared Milk (2026-09-15).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the packaging for the 'Guaranteed Fresh' date and manufacturing code. The affected products must have either: (1) '02 Nov 2021' and '1712 17944 85 21:30', or (2) '19 Oct 2021' and '1713 20044 18 03:37'.
Brand
Frito-Lay
Product
Wavy Lay s Original Potato Chips UPC 0 28400 04380 9 packaged in flexible bag
Category
Food
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Packaging Dates
Look for the 'Guaranteed Fresh' date and manufacturing code on the flexible bag packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #F-0885-2021 (August 11, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0885-2021 to see it in context.
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