Agency classClass IOur severity:Severe FDA (Food)·F-1497-2017·Announced 2017-03-01

Palmer's Candies Cookies & Cream Bark Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Palmer and Company is recalling Palmer's Candies Cookies & Cream Bark because an ingredient may be contaminated with Salmonella.

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: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The presence of Salmonella is a high-risk pathogen.

Plain-English summary

Palmer and Company, dba Palmer Candy Co, is recalling Palmer's Candies Cookies & Cream Bark, NET WT 9 OZ (255 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 product is identified by UPC Code 77232-17254 and has expiration dates of 7/17/2017, 7/18/2017, 8/7/2017, 8/8/2017, 8/10/2017, 8/11/2017, 8/17/2017, 8/18/2017, 9/1/2017, and 9/2/2017. 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 who have purchased this product should check their expiration dates and UPC codes. If they possess the affected product, they should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.

The recalled product

Product: Palmer's Candies Cookies & Cream Bark, NET WT 9 OZ (255 g) packaged in plastic clamshell container, UPC Code 77232-17254
Manufacturer: Palmer and Company, dba Palmer Candy Co
Category: Food — Candy
Hazard: salmonella

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 (10)

Exp 7/17/2017
7/18/2017
8/7/2017
8/8/2017
8/10/2017
8/11/2017
8/17/2017
8/18/2017
9/1/2017
9/2/2017

Distribution

Distributed in 34 states:

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.

See all 18 products in this recall →

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