The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1040-2013·Announced 2013-03-13

BA Sweetie Candy Co Recalls Chocolate Bridge Mix Due to Salmonella Risk

BA Sweetie Candy Co is recalling Sugar Free/NSA Chocolate Bridge Mix because it was made with peanut products that 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 score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

BA Sweetie Candy Co is recalling Sugar Free/NSA Chocolate Bridge Mix in 2 lb and 5 lb plastic bags. The recall is being conducted because the product was manufactured using peanut products that were previously recalled by the Peanut Corporation of America. These peanut products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product includes Sugar Free/NSA Chocolate Bridge Mix with UPC 0 17598 94258 2 (2 lb) and UPC 017598 04258 9 (5 lb). The source text indicates that the product was distributed to one customer in Ohio. All codes are affected.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Sugar Free/ NSA Chocolate Bridge Mix in plastic bags 2 lb, UPC 0 17598 94258 2, 5 lb, UPC 017598 04258 9

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)

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Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by BA Sweetie Candy Co 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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