The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1177-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Elite Milk Chocolate Bar Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Elite Confectionery has recalled Elite Milk Chocolate Bar with Strawberry Cream due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects all lots distributed nationwide in the US.

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 classified as FDA Class I, which per the severity rubric mandates a minimum score of 4. The hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen capable of serious foodborne illness.

Plain-English summary

Elite Confectionery LTD has recalled Elite Milk Chocolate Bar with Strawberry Cream (UPC 815871010283, 3.53 oz/100g, red packaging) due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed nationwide throughout the United States, with the recall affecting all lots.

Salmonella is a pathogen that can cause serious foodborne illness. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified this as a Class I recall, the agency's most serious classification for food products, indicating that the contamination risk presents a potential health hazard. Consumers with questions are directed to the FDA's official recall announcement.

The recalled product

Product
ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE BAR WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM UPC:815871010283 Net Wt. 3.53 100g. Red packaging.

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 (1)

  • All lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 82 recalled by ELITE CONFECTIONERY LTD 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.

See all 82 products in this recall →

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