The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1249-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

ELITE Bazooka Tutti Frutti Gum Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

ELITE Bazooka Tutti Frutti Flavored Gum is being recalled nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination. The recall affects all production lots distributed in the United States.

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 recall qualifies for Critical (5) severity under the rubric because it is FDA Class I, indicating a serious health hazard with reasonable probability of serious adverse consequences. The contamination involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

ELITE Bazooka Tutti Frutti Flavored Gum, a chewing gum product (UPC 815871010504), is being recalled by the FDA.

The recall was initiated due to potential contamination with Salmonella, a pathogenic bacterium associated with serious foodborne illness.

The recall applies to all production lots of this product distributed nationwide throughout the United States.

Consumers who have purchased this product are advised not to consume it.

The recalled product

Product
ELITE BAZOOKA TUTTI FRUITI FLAVORED GUM UPC:815871010504 NET WT. 0.99 (28 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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