Bauer's Candies Recalls Bulk Chocolate Bourbon Caramels Due to Hepatitis A Risk
Bauer's Candies, Inc. is recalling bulk chocolate bourbon caramels due to a potential risk of Hepatitis A exposure.
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 involves a risk of Hepatitis A exposure, which is a high-risk pathogen. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, placing it at the 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported' level of the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Bauer's Candies, Inc. has issued a recall for its product identified as bulk chocolate bourbon caramels. The company states that the recalled items pose a risk of Hepatitis A exposure.
The affected product is described simply as "bulk chocolate bourbon caramels" and was sold in 1 bulk case packages. No specific lot numbers or codes were associated with this recall.
According to the distribution pattern provided, the product was distributed to retail locations in Kentucky and Illinois. Additionally, it was distributed to private individuals in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming through individual orders and QVC orders. One private individual in Iceland also received the product.
Consumers who possess the recalled bulk chocolate bourbon caramels should not consume them due to the stated health risk.
The recalled product
- Product
- bulk chocolate bourbon caramels
- Manufacturer
- Bauer's Candies, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Candies / Confections
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1
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)
- No codes
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Bauer's Candies, 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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