The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1252-2022·Announced 2022-06-15

FDA Recalls Elite Bazooka Fruit Gum Nationwide for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Elite Bazooka Fruit Flavored Gum is being recalled nationwide due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume this product.

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 is an FDA Class I recall, which automatically qualifies as Critical per the severity rubric.

Plain-English summary

Elite Bazooka Fruit Flavored Gum (UPC 77245102219, net weight 6.35 oz / 180 g), manufactured by Elite Confectionery Ltd, is being recalled.

The recall is due to potential Salmonella contamination in the product.

The product was distributed nationwide in the US. All lots of this product are included in this recall.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Consumers with questions about the recall may contact their retailer.

The recalled product

Product
ELITE BAZOOKA FRUIT FLAVORED GUM UPC:77245102219 NET WT. 6.35 (180 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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