The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1178-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Milk chocolate bar recalled nationwide for potential Salmonella contamination

Elite Popping Rocks Milk Chocolate Bar (UPC 815871010337) is being recalled nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination. All lots are affected.

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 contamination with Salmonella"

Plain-English summary

Elite Confectionery Ltd is recalling Elite Popping Rocks Milk Chocolate Bar (UPC 815871010337, 3.53 oz/100g, red packaging) nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The recall affects all lots of this product. Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious gastrointestinal illness.

Consumers should not consume this product. If you have purchased this product, discard it or return it to your retailer. Anyone who has consumed this product and develops symptoms of Salmonella infection—including diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, nausea, or vomiting—should contact a healthcare provider.

The recalled product

Product
ELITE POPPING ROCKS MILK CHOCOLATE BAR UPC:815871010337 Net Wt. 3.53 oz (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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