Assorted Chocolate Gift Boxes Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling 8,139 units of Assorted Chocolate Gift Boxes due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 30 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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen; the Class I designation indicates the agency has determined significant potential for harm despite the absence of reported illnesses in the source material.
Plain-English summary
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Assorted Chocolate Gift Boxes packaged in 4oz, 8oz, 16oz, and 32oz sizes due to potential Salmonella contamination. A total of 8,139 units are affected.
The recalled products bear product codes BASS01, BASS02, BASS03, BASS04, BASS05, and BASS06, with multiple associated lot codes. Distribution spans 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.
The FDA has classified this recall as Class I due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers who have purchased affected products should contact Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc or the FDA for instructions regarding the recalled items.
The recalled product
- Product
- Assorted Chocolate Gift Boxes packaged in 4oz ,8oz, 16oz, and 32oz boxes
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 8,139
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 (20)
- Product Codes: BASS02
- BASS01 BASS03
- BASS04
- BASS05
- BASS06 Lot Codes: 2003
- 2017
- 2066
- 2073
- 2080
- 2087
- 2090
- 2096
- 2101
- 2108
- 2110
- 2115
- 2116
- 2119
- 2122
- 2123
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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