Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Klein Foods, Inc. is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Minnesota.
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: FDA Class I classification requires a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen, and although no illnesses have been reported in the source, the potential for serious illness justifies the Severe classification.
Plain-English summary
Klein Foods, Inc. is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge (1/2 pound boxes, 227g each) due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled product was distributed in Minnesota. Affected boxes bear code 224025A dated 4/25/2022. The recall involves 15 half-pound boxes.
Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause serious illness through foodborne infection. This FDA Class I recall indicates the highest priority classification, reflecting the potential public health hazard posed by the contaminated product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Choc. Peanut Butter Fudge. Net Wt. 1/2 Pound (227g) Walnut Grove Mercantile Marshall, MN 56258
- Manufacturer
- Klein Foods, Inc
- Category
- Food — Candy
- Hazard
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)
- Code: 224025A (4/25/2022)
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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