The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1224-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Elite Milk Chocolate Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Elite Sweet @ Midnight Milk Chocolate is recalled nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination affecting all production lots.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: This product is classified FDA Class I, which per the rubric explicitly triggers Critical severity. The hazard involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen, distributed nationwide across all production lots.

Plain-English summary

Elite Sweet @ Midnight Milk Chocolate (UPC 815871014229, 7.05 oz, red label) produced by Elite Confectionery Ltd is being recalled.

The product is recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination. All production lots are affected.

This product was distributed nationwide in the United States. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it.

The recalled product

Product
ELITE SWEET @ MIDNIGHT MILK CHOCOLATE UPC:815871014229 NET WT. 7.05oz (200 g). Red label

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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