Two products sold in Walmart stores have been voluntarily recalled in recent weeks, with hundreds of locations carrying the items.
Newsweek has contacted Walmart for comment via the contact form on its website outside of regular working hours.
The two products -- Braga Fresh broccoli and chips produced by Frito-Lays -- were recalled in December via the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The broccoli was recalled due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogen that can cause food poisoning and can be particularly harmful to certain groups, including the elderly, those with compromised immune systems, and pregnant women.
The chips were recalled due to the presence of milk, a major allergen, which was not declared on the product packaging.
Florets of Braga-Fresh broccoli were voluntarily recalled on December 27 due to the presence of Listeria discovered during routine testing by the Texas Health & Human Services.
Twenty states are impacted by the recall: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Products have a UPC code of 6 81131 32884 5, lot code of BFFG327A6, and a best by date of December 10, 2024.
"This product is past its best if used by date and is no longer in stores, but consumers may have frozen the item for later use," the FDA website reads. "Consumers who have this product in their freezers should not consume and discard the product."
Bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips were recalled on December 16, 2024, after the company was alerted by a customer to the presence of milk in the product. Only Walmart stores in Oregon and Washington carried the impacted item.
Affected products come in yellow 13oz. bags, have a UPC code of 28400 31041 and a "Guaranteed Fresh" date of February 11, 2025.
"If consumers have an allergy or sensitivity to milk, they should not consume the product and discard it immediately," the FDA notice reads.
Lisa R. Robinson, vice president of global food safety and public health at Ecolab, previously told Newsweek: "Foodborne diseases can be quite serious -- even deadly. The challenge is that the pathogens responsible for foodborne illness are all naturally occurring. Salmonella and E. coli, for example, can be found in the gut biome of chickens and cattle. Cronobacter and listeria are even more present -- they can be found in soil and fields, so they're easily tracked from one environment to another."
Consumers impacted by the Frito Lay recall can contact Frito-Lay Consumer Relations at 1-800-352-4477, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.
Those wishing to enquire about the broccoli recall can contact Braga Fresh on 877-456-7445, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST or via email at [email protected].