The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1241-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

Elite Must Chewing Gum Recalled Nationwide for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Sugar-free chewing gum manufactured by Elite Confectionery is being recalled nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination affecting all 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 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: This is an FDA Class I recall. Per established rules, FDA Class I classifications establish a minimum severity level of Severe. The recall involves potential Salmonella contamination in a food product distributed nationwide with all lots affected.

Plain-English summary

Elite Must Refreshing Mint Flavored Sugar Free Chewing Gum (UPC: 815871012034, net weight 2.32 oz / 66g) is being recalled. The product is manufactured by Elite Confectionery Ltd.

The recall is due to potential contamination with Salmonella. All lots of the product are affected. The product was distributed nationwide in the United States.

The recalled product

Product
ELITE MUST REFRESHING MINT FLAVORED SUGAR FREE CHEWING GUM UPC:815871012034 NET WT. 2.32OZ (66 g)

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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