The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2008-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Dark Chocolate Molasses Pops Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling Dark Chocolate Molasses Pops due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the store.

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 meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 78 units of Asher's Chocolate Co. Dark Chocolate (14814) FK Molasses Pop, Net Wt. 2 oz. (24/box). The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product was 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. The specific lot numbers involved are 000332349, 000333209, 000333710, 000334135, 000335050, 000335395, 000335453, 000336367, 000337005, and 000337450.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop eating it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. 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, Dark Chocolate (14814) FK Molasses Pop; Net Wt. 2 oz. (24/box).
Affected units
78

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)

  • Lot #'s: 000332349
  • 000333209
  • 000333710
  • 000334135
  • 000335050
  • 000335395
  • 000335453
  • 000336367
  • 000337005
  • 000337450

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.

See all 87 products in this recall →