Assorted Chocolate Heart Boxes Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Assorted Chocolate Heart Boxes due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products.
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 recall is classified as FDA Class I for potential Salmonella contamination, which meets the criteria for a Critical severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Assorted Chocolate Heart Boxes packaged in 8-ounce and 16-ounce boxes due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall affects 1,899 units distributed across the following 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 affected product codes are VASS01 and VASS02, with lot codes 1361, 2017, 2038, 1354, 2033, 2010, and 2038.
Consumers who have purchased the recalled products should not consume them. For questions about the recall, contact Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc or the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- Assorted Chocolate Heart Boxes packaged in 8oz and 16oz boxes
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,899
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 (7)
- Product Codes: VASS01
- VASS02 Lot Codes: 1361
- 2017
- 2038
- 1354
- 2033
- 2010
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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