Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats recalled for possible Salmonella contamination
Ferrero USA is recalling Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats Baskets (5.3 oz) due to possible contamination with Salmonella Typhimurium. Affected product was distributed to retail stores across 19 states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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: Salmonella Typhimurium is a high-risk pathogen as listed in the FDA rubric. The source indicates possible contamination without any reported illnesses or injuries, placing this recall at severity score 3 per the criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Ferrero USA Inc. is recalling Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats Basket (5.3 oz, 152g) with UPC 09800 60209 and best-by date of July 30, 2022, due to possible contamination with Salmonella Typhimurium. A total of 396 units were affected.
The contaminated product was distributed to retail stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, California, and Nevada.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Those who have already consumed the product and experience symptoms of Salmonella infection (such as diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps) should contact their healthcare provider. The product should be disposed of or returned to the retailer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats Basket 5.3 OZ (152g) cardboard basket. UPC: 09800 60209. Best By: July 30, 2022
- Manufacturer
- FERRERO USA INC
- Category
- Food — Chocolate / Candy
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 396
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 (1)
- 03L 018AR - 306
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by FERRERO USA 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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