Palmer's Candies Christmas Tree Pretzels Recalled for Salmonella Risk
Palmer and Company is recalling Christmas Tree Pretzels because an ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed to grocery stores in 34 states.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which is the most serious classification indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Plain-English summary
Palmer and Company, dba Palmer Candy Co, is recalling Palmer's Candies Christmas Tree Pretzel, NET WT 7 OZ (198 g), packaged in plastic clamshell containers. The recall is being conducted because the product contains an ingredient that was recalled by a supplier due to potential contamination with Salmonella.
The affected products have UPC codes 77232-16310 and 77232-17137. The expiration dates on the packaging are 7/24/2017, 7/27/2017, 8/2/2017, and 8/3/2017. The product was distributed to grocery stores and grocery store distribution centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Palmer's Candies Christmas Tree Pretzel, NET WT 7 OZ (198 g) packaged in plastic clamshell container, UPC Code A) 77232-16310 and B) 77232-17137
- Manufacturer
- Palmer and Company, dba Palmer Candy Co
- Category
- Food — Candy / 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 (4)
- Exp 7/24/2017
- 7/27/2017
- 8/2/2017
- 8/3/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 18 recalled by Palmer and Company, dba Palmer Candy Co 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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