The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0250-2023·Announced 2023-01-18

Sanders Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels Recalled for Foreign Material

Sanders Candy LLC is recalling Sanders Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels due to potential cleaning brush bristles contamination. The product poses a choking and injury hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a physical contamination hazard (cleaning brush bristles) in a food product that poses risk of choking and injury. No illnesses or injuries have been reported. The FDA classified this as Class II, and the hazard falls under 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported,' warranting a High (3) severity rating.

Plain-English summary

Sanders Candy LLC dba Second Nature Brands is recalling Sanders Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels in multiple package sizes and formats. The affected products include 36 oz tubs, individual wrapped caramels, 28 oz tubs, 6 oz pouches, 18 oz tubs, 9 oz pouches, 14 oz gift boxes, and 7 oz pouches.

Pieces of cleaning brush bristles have been found in the product, creating a choking hazard and risk of mouth or throat injury if ingested. The recalled products were distributed nationwide and in Canada, with approximately 959,387 units affected.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop consuming them immediately and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement. The affected products carry best-by dates ranging from October 2023 through February 2024.

The recalled product

Product
Sanders Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels: UPC 0-35900-27636-1 36OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-25551-9 .5OZ Individual Wrapped UPC 0-35900-27436-7 28OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-27636-1 2 pack 36OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-30781-2 6OZ Pouch UPC 0-35900-30970-0 18OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-30986-1 18OZ Tub UPC 0-35900
Manufacturer
Sanders Candy LLC dba Second Nature Brands
Category
Food — Candy / Confectionery
Hazard
Affected units
959,387

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 (20)

  • Best By dates: 10/13/2023
  • 10/14/2023
  • 10/15/2023
  • 10/16/2023
  • 12/07/2023
  • 12/08/2023
  • 12/09/2023
  • 12/12/2023
  • 12/13/2023
  • 12/14/2023
  • 12/15/2023
  • 12/17/2023
  • 12/19/2023
  • 12/20/2023
  • 12/21/2023
  • 12/22/2023
  • 12/23/2023
  • 12/24/2023
  • 12/26/2023
  • 12/27/2023

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Sanders Candy LLC dba Second Nature Brands under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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