The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0653-2013·Announced 2012-11-14

Green & Black's Organic Peanut Chocolate Bar Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Mondelez Global is recalling Green & Black's Organic Peanut & Sea Salt Milk Chocolate Bars because the peanuts may be contaminated with Salmonella.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Mondelez Global LLC is voluntarily recalling Green & Black's Organic Peanut & Sea Salt Milk Chocolate Bars (3.5 oz.) in the United States. This action is taken in response to a recent expanded recall of certain peanut products by Sunland Inc. in Portales, New Mexico.

The recalled chocolate bars contain peanuts supplied by Sunland. According to Sunland, these peanuts may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall covers 558 cases, with 120 bars in each case, distributed nationwide. The affected products have UPC 708656 100562 and code dates of October 26, 2012, October 27, 2012, October 30, 2012, or November 1, 2012.

Consumers who have purchased these specific bars should stop consuming them and check their code dates and UPC against the information provided. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Green & Black's Organic Peanut & Sea Salt Milk Chocolate Bar NET WT. 3.5 oz (100g). UPC 708656 100562.

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 (7)

  • UPC - 708656 100562
  • Code Dates: Oct 26
  • 2012
  • Oct 27
  • Oct 30
  • Nov 1
  • 2012.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.