Asher's Chocolate Apricot Products Recalled for Salmonella Contamination Risk
Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific 5 lb. apricot chocolate products due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop using these items.
What this means for you
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 aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 42 units of Asher's Chocolate Co. Half Dipped in Dark Chocolate Glace Apricot and Dark Chocolate Goodies Apricot (half dipped), both in 5 lb. packages. The recall is being conducted because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The affected products include item number 79511 with lot numbers 000333934, 000334965, 000335639, and 000336695, as well as item number 86664 with lot number 000335346. These products were distributed across numerous states, including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the 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 who have purchased these specific products should stop using them immediately. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Asher's Chocolate Co, Half Dipped in Dark Chocolate (79511) Glace Apricot, Net Wt. 5 lb.,; Asher's Chocolate Co, Dark Chocolate (86664) Goodies Apricot (half dipped), Net Wt. 5 lb.
- Manufacturer
- Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 42
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 (5)
- (79511) Lot #'s: 000333934
- 000334965
- 000335639
- 000336695
- (86664) Lot #'s:000335346
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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