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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1041-2013·Announced 2013-03-13

BA Sweetie Candy Co Recalls Chocolate Peanuts Due to Salmonella Risk

BA Sweetie Candy Co is recalling Sweetie Sugar Free/NSA Chocolate Peanuts because they were made with peanut products recalled by Peanut Corporation of America for potential Salmonella contamination.

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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

BA Sweetie Candy Co is recalling Sweetie Sugar Free/NSA Chocolate Peanuts 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 Peanut Corporation of America.

The peanut ingredients used in the recalled candy have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed to one customer in Ohio.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Sweetie Sugar Free/ NSA Chocolate Peanuts in plastic bag 2 lb, UPC 0 17598 94259 9, 5 lb, UPC 0 17598 04259 6

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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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