Elite Bittersweet Chocolate Bar Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Elite Confectionery LTD is recalling Elite Bittersweet Chocolate Bars (3.53 oz) distributed 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: FDA Class I classification with high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) identified. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are never scored below 4 regardless of reported illness status.
Plain-English summary
Elite Confectionery LTD is recalling all lots of Elite Bittersweet Chocolate Bars (3.53 oz / 100g, red packaging) distributed nationwide in the United States. The affected products carry UPCs 72900001700, 77245109973, and 77245107214.
The recall has been issued due to potential contamination with Salmonella. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Affected chocolate bars should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- ELITE BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE BAR UPCs: 72900001700, 77245109973, 77245107214 Net Wt. 3.53 oz (100g). Red packaging.
- Manufacturer
- ELITE CONFECTIONERY LTD
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
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.
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