Walnut Creek Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Peanut Butter Fudge packaged in 8-ounce tubs, 5-pound loaves, and 4-pound trays due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled products were distributed to 29 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: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Potential Salmonella contamination"
Plain-English summary
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Peanut Butter Fudge packaged in 8-ounce tubs, 5-pound loaves, and 4-pound trays due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled products have Product Codes FPEA01, FPEA02, or FPEA03 and the following Lot Codes: 1320, 1336, 1341, 1349, 1355, 1363, 2027, 2048, 2084, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2125, 2129, 2011, 2084, 2097, 2123, 2139, or 2047. A total of 867 units were affected.
The 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 who have purchased the affected products should not consume them. The product should be returned to the place of purchase or disposed of. Persons who believe they may have been sickened should consult their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Peanut Butter Fudge packaged in 8oz tub, 5lb loaf, 4lb tray
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 867
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: FPEA01
- FPEA02
- FPEA03 Lot Codes: 1320
- 1336
- 1341
- 1349
- 1355
- 1363
- 2027
- 2048
- 2084
- 2102
- 2103
- 2104
- 2125
- 2129
- 2011
- 2097
- 2123
- 2139
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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