Tastefully Simple Recalls Cookies & Cream Fudge Due to Mold
Tastefully Simple is recalling specific lots of Cookies & Cream Fudge because mold is growing on the chocolate cookie pieces.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazard is mold growth, which is a low-risk contamination issue without reported illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Tastefully Simple, Inc. is recalling various lots of Cookies & Cream Fudge, which is sold as part of the Fabulous Fudge Gift Box and as individual units. The recall is being conducted because the product appears to have mold growing on the small chocolate cookie pieces located on top of the fudge.
The affected product is distributed nationwide. The recall includes 4,257 gift sets and 1,638 individual units, totaling 10,152 units. The specific lots involved are 3439, 3464, 3636, and 3739, with best-by dates ranging from February 9, 2015, to April 13, 2015.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and best-by dates listed above. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should not consume it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Product comes in as part of Fabulous Fudge Gift Box. The Gift box contains 2 samples of the recalled product, Cookies & Cream Fudge and 2 samples of a second product not being recalled. The product comes in small plastic container with lid (3.5" x 2.5" x 21.875"). A small spoon…
- Manufacturer
- Tastefully Simple, Inc
- Category
- Food — Desserts / Confections
- Hazard
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 (8)
- Lot & (Best Buy Day): Lots: 3439 (02/09/15)
- 3464 (02/09/15)
- 3636 (02/09/15
- 02/14/15
- 02/15/15)
- 3739 ( 02/14/15
- 02/15/15
- 04/13/15).
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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