Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs Recalled for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc is recalling 795 boxes of Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed to consumers in multiple states.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA classified this as a Class I recall, which requires a minimum severity score of 4. Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious illness, though no illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall.
Plain-English summary
Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc is recalling Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs (8 oz. boxes, Item code K119M, Lot 220216AF, Best if Used by Date 5/16/2022) due to possible Salmonella contamination.
The recalled product was distributed through a retail store in Pennsylvania to consumers in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, Washington, Indiana, Iowa, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. Return the product to the retail store where it was purchased or discard it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs - 8 oz. Box Item code: K119M
- Manufacturer
- Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc
- Category
- Food — Candy
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 795
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 (2)
- Lot 220216AF
- Best if Used by Date of 5/16/2022
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc 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.
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