Joe Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion Chips Recall: Salmonella Risk
The Two Little Guys Company recalls Joe Chips Retro Potato Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion due to potential Salmonella contamination in the seasoning. Consumers should check product dates and contact the company for details.
Lower-risk recall
Joe Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion Retro Potato Chips contains a seasoning with a milk powder ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella although firm testing has not revealed the presence of the bacteria.
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What happened, in plain English
The Two Little Guys Company is recalling Joe Chips Retro Potato Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion because the seasoning may contain Salmonella. This could cause food poisoning if eaten, though testing hasn't confirmed the bacteria's presence. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22493-joe-chips-sour-cream-toasted-onion-chips-recall-salmonella-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22493-joe-chips-sour-cream-toasted-onion-chips-recall-salmonella-risk · Updated October 8, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1480-2017
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“Joe Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion Chips Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22493-joe-chips-sour-cream-toasted-onion-chips-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1480-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1480-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The seasoning in these chips may have been contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, which can cause food poisoning. However, firm testing has not yet found the bacteria in the product.
Who’s affected
Anyone who bought Joe Chips Retro Potato Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion from The Joe Tea Company in New Jersey. People with weakened immune systems are at slightly higher risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the 2 oz size with UPC 743234001725 (expired by July 9, 2017) or 5 oz size with UPC 743234001800 (expired by November 19, 2017).
- Brand
The Two Little Guys Company- Product
Joe Chips Retro Potato Chips Sour Cream & Toasted Onion Distributed by: The Joe Tea Company, Upper Montclair, NJ- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Product Dates
Look for expiration dates on the packaging: 2 oz expires July 9, 2017, and 5 oz expires November 19, 2017.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 9 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-1480-2017 (December 28, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1480-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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