Seasonal Peanut Butter Cups recalled for potential Salmonella contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Seasonal Peanut Butter Cup Gift Boxes due to potential Salmonella contamination. The 4oz boxes with Lot Code 1362 have been distributed across multiple states.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: This recall carries an FDA Class I designation, establishing a minimum severity of 4. While no illnesses have been reported, Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen, and the product was distributed across 30 states affecting 134 units.
Plain-English summary
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Seasonal Peanut Butter Cup Gift Boxes due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected products are packaged in 4oz boxes containing 8 pieces each, with Product Code VPBC01 and Lot Code 1362. A total of 134 units have been identified in this recall.
The recalled products were distributed across 30 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
This is a Class I recall issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Salmonella is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness. Consumers who have obtained this product should not consume it and should dispose of it safely.
The recalled product
- Product
- Seasonal Peanut Butter Cup Gift Boxes packaged in 4oz, 8 piece boxes
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 134
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)
- Product Code: VPBC01 Lot Code: 1362
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by Walnut Creek Chocolate Co 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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