Buckeye Fudge Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Buckeye Fudge products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects 724 units distributed across 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: This is an FDA Class I recall involving a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella). The FDA Class I classification mandates a minimum severity score of 4 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Buckeye Fudge products due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected products are packaged as 8-ounce tubs, 5-pound loaves, and 4-pound trays.
The recall includes product codes FBUC01, FBUC02, and FBUC03 with lot codes 1322, 1348, 1357, 2052, 2056, 2084, 2102, 2104, 2124, 2123, 2131, 2139, 1307, 1312, and 22110. A total of 724 units are affected by this recall.
The recalled products were distributed to consumers in 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.
Consumers in possession of the recalled Buckeye Fudge products should not consume them and should discard them or return them to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Buckeye Fudge packaged in 8oz tub, 5lb loaf, 4lb tray
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Chocolate / Candy
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 724
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 (17)
- Product Codes: FBUC01
- FBUC02
- FBUC03 Lot Codes: 1322
- 1348
- 1357
- 2052
- 2056
- 2084
- 2102
- 2104
- 2124
- 2123
- 2131
- 2139
- 1307
- 1312
- 22110
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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