Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-1196-2018·Announced 2018-05-09

Target Recalls Enlightened Frozen Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bars in Hawaii

Target is recalling Enlightened Frozen Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bars in Hawaii because a shipping container was not held at the proper temperature, potentially allowing contamination.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk of pathogen contamination due to temperature abuse, but no illnesses or injuries have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Target Corporation is recalling 2,652 retail units of Enlightened Frozen Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bars (UPC: 852109331338, Target item number 288-7-1788) in Hawaii. The recall was initiated because a shipping container transporting the product from California to Hawaii was not maintained at the proper temperature. This temperature failure could have allowed the food items to become contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens.

The affected product was sold exclusively at Target store T2780 in Honolulu, Hawaii, between March 23 and March 27, 2018. Consumers who purchased this specific item during that time frame at that location should stop consuming it. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product: Enlightened Frozen Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bar; UPC: 852109331338 Target item number 288-7-1788
Manufacturer: Target Corporation
Category: Food — Frozen Desserts
Hazard: pathogen-contamination
spoilage-organisms
temperature-abuse
Affected units: 2,652

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 (4)

All product purchased at Target store T2780
Honolulu
HI from March 23 through March 27
2018.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 199 recalled by Target Corporation 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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