The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0141-2013·Announced 2012-10-24

Kilwin's Sugar Free Peanut Butter Fudge Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Kilwin's is recalling Sugar Free Peanut Butter Fudge because the peanut butter ingredient is associated with a Sunland, Inc. recall and may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the highest level of recall classification indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Kilwin's Quality Confections, Inc. is recalling 640 packages (160 four-count cases) of Kilwins Sugar Free S/F PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE, Nt. Wt. 7-oz (198 g). The recall involves specific lots: 67936, 67105, 66959, 66413, 66248, 65123, 63124, 62693, 62612, 61658, and 61621. The product is identified by Item 648 and bar code 000648.

The recall is being conducted because the peanut butter ingredient used to make the product is associated with the Sunland, Inc. recall and has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall.

The product was distributed through Michigan and Florida distribution centers to retail stores in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Consumers should check their pantries for the affected product and lot numbers and stop consuming it if found.

The recalled product

Product
Kilwins Sugar Free S/F PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE, Nt. Wt. 7-oz (198 g)

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (13)

  • Item 648
  • bar code 000648
  • lots 67936
  • 67105
  • 66959
  • 66413
  • 66248
  • 65123
  • 63124
  • 62693
  • 62612
  • 61658
  • 61621

Distribution

Distributed in 9 states:

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