The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1108-2018·Announced 2018-04-25

Davis Chocolate Peanut Morsels Recalled for Listeria Contamination

Davis Chocolate is voluntarily recalling peanut morsels and organic peanut chips due to Listeria monocytogenes detected by a customer's laboratory analysis.

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 metadata explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Davis Chocolate, a division of Deco Chem, Inc., is voluntarily removing Davis Chocolate Peanut Morsels and Organic Peanut Chips from the market. The recall was initiated after a customer's laboratory analysis of the product indicated the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected products include 2,840 lbs of lot GMPBMO-25 and 1,960 lbs of lot GMPBMO-26. Lot GMPBMO-25 was produced between February 8 and February 14, 2018, while lot GMPBMO-26 was produced between February 15 and February 23, 2018.

The distribution was limited to domestic sales in Wisconsin to a sole wholesale customer. Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Davis Chocolate Peanut Morsels /Organic Peanut Chips
Hazard

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (3)

  • 2018 and finishing on February 14
  • 2018. Lot GMPBMO-26/FTORK-DCPC-14 had production dates of February 15-23
  • 2018.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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