The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1310-2022·Announced 2022-06-22

Deskins Peanut Butter Fudge Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

Deskins Candies Peanut Butter Fudge is being recalled due to Salmonella contamination in the peanut butter ingredient. The recall affects products distributed to West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.

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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which establishes a minimum severity of Severe. The product is contaminated with Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen capable of causing serious foodborne illness.

Plain-English summary

Deskins Wholesale, LLC is recalling Deskins Candies Peanut Butter Fudge (16 oz. packages) due to Salmonella contamination in the peanut butter ingredient used in the product. The recall involves 134 cases of the affected product.

The recalled product was distributed to West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it.

Salmonella is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness. Anyone who consumed the recalled product and experiences symptoms of salmonellosis should seek medical attention.

The recalled product

Product
Deskins Candies, Peanut Butter Fudge,16 oz., Plastic Shell, 12 - 16oz. packages per case.
Affected units
134

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)

  • Peanut Butter Fudge 733980123116

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Deskins Wholesale, LLC 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 4 products in this recall →

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