Jason & Mary Dark Peanut Butter Cups recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination
Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc is recalling Jason & Mary Large Dark Peanut Butter Cups due to potential Salmonella contamination affecting 4740 units 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: 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 Jason & Mary Large Dark Peanut Butter Cups due to potential Salmonella contamination. The affected products were distributed to consumers in 30 states including 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 recall affects 4740 units of the product. The recalled items bear product code JPBC02 and lot codes 1319, 1321, 1342, 2039, 2077, 2118, 2129, 2131, and 2139.
Salmonella is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious illness. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Those who have consumed this product and develop symptoms should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Jason & Mary Large Dark Peanut Butter Cup
- Manufacturer
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Category
- Food — Candy / Chocolate
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 4,740
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 (9)
- Product Codes: JPBC02 Lot Codes: 1319
- 1321
- 1342
- 2039
- 2077
- 2118
- 2129
- 2131
- 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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