Clasen Quality Chocolate Recalls Milk Chocolate Crunch Bulk for Salmonella
Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc. is recalling Milk Chocolate Crunch Bulk OTBD for potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed across nine U.S. states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen. Although no illnesses or injuries have been reported, this is an FDA Class II recall involving potential contamination of a widely distributed food product.
Plain-English summary
Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc. is recalling Milk Chocolate Crunch Bulk OTBD (Item #56546) due to potential Salmonella contamination. Approximately 844,740 pounds of the affected product are involved in this recall.
The affected product was distributed to California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington. Consumers who purchased this product should not consume it and should dispose of it or return it to the point of purchase.
Salmonella is a harmful bacterium that can cause serious illness, including diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Consumers experiencing these symptoms should contact a healthcare provider. No illnesses have been reported at this time.
The recalled product
- Product
- Milk Chocolate Crunch Bulk OTBD, Item # 56546.
- Manufacturer
- Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc.
- Category
- Food — Confectionery / Chocolate
- 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 (19)
- 4046T216OTBD
- 4051T208OTBD
- 4051T212OTBD
- 4059T209OTBD
- 4059T217OTBD
- 4059T231OTBD
- 4070T229OTBD
- 4071T216OTBD
- 4071T218OTBD
- 4080T212OTBD
- 4081T219OTBD
- 4089T229OTBD
- 4093T208OTBD
- 4093T209OTBD
- 4094T229OTBD
- 4107T208OTBD
- 4107T224OTBD
- 4107T227OTBD
- 4117T204OTBD
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Clasen Quality 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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