The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2024-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Co Milk Chocolate Coating Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co is recalling specific lots of Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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 High severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 32 units of Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (13521) NSA Cashew Cluster and (13625) NSA Cashew Single. The products are 5 lb. packages. The recall covers specific lot numbers: 000332818, 000334756, 000335652, 000336645 for product 13521, and 000337644, 000335616 for product 13625.

The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II. The affected products were distributed in the following states and districts: AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and lot numbers. If found, they should stop using the product and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (13521) NSA Cashew Cluster; Net Wt. 5 lb.; Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (13625) NSA Cashew Single; Net Wt. 5 lb.;
Affected units
32

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 (6)

  • (13521) LOT #x: 000332818
  • 000334756
  • 000335652
  • 000336645
  • (13625) Lot#s: 000337644
  • 000335616

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 →