Chef's Companion Chocolate Pudding Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Diamond Crystal Brands is recalling Chef's Companion Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding because an ingredient 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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. is recalling Chef's Companion Sugar Free, Reduced Calorie, Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling. The recall involves 168 cases of the product, which is distributed in paper pouches containing 12 units each. The specific lots affected are identified by codes 313JMA (expiration date November 9, 2020) and 316JMA (expiration date November 12, 2020).
The recall was initiated because the product was manufactured with an ingredient that is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall. The product was shipped to distributors in 38 US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Texas.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and expiration dates listed above. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chef's Companion Sugar Free, Reduced Calorie, Instant Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling, Net Wt. 3.5 OZ, Distributed By Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. Savannah, GA, in paper pouches 12 per case;
- Manufacturer
- Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baking / Dessert Mixes
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 168
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 (5)
- 313JMA
- Exp November 9
- 2020
- 316JMA
- November 12
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 11 recalled by Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. 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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