Caramel Confectionery Drops Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc. is recalling 4M Caramel Flavored Confectionery Drop due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed to nine 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: This recall involves Salmonella, a high-risk pathogen. Although no illnesses have been reported, Salmonella contamination without reported illness meets FDA Class II criteria and warrants a High severity score per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc. is recalling 4M Caramel Flavored Confectionery Drop, Item # 61661 (R&D Sample), due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product is supplied as a 1 lb. unit with code LAB-015188.
The recall was initiated after the potential contamination was identified. No illnesses have been reported to date.
The affected product was distributed to consumers in California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Washington. Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- 4M Caramel Flavored Confectionery Drop, Item # 61661 (R&D Sample).
- Manufacturer
- Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc.
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- 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)
- LAB-015188
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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