Asher's Chocolate Co. Recalls Half-Dipped Apricot Milk Chocolate
Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of half-dipped apricot milk chocolate due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Salmonella) without reported illness, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) according to the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 20 units of Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate Half-Dipped Apricot (Item 79510) and Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate Goodies Apricot (Item 86663). The affected products are 5 lb. bags. The specific lot numbers involved are 000334242 and 000338242 for Item 79510, and 000335354 for Item 86663.
The recall was initiated because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This is a Class II recall, indicating a situation that may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The affected products were distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and stop consuming the product if found.
The recalled product
- Product
- Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate (79510) Half-Dipped Apricot, Net Wt. 5 lb.,; Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate (86663) Goodies Apricot (half dipped), Net Wt. 5 lb.
- Manufacturer
- Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Chocolate Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 20
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 (3)
- (79510) Lot #'s:000334242
- 000338242
- (86663) Lot #: 000335354
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 87 recalled by Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, 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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