Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-2031-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Macadamia Cluster Chocolate Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co is recalling 5 lb. Macadamia Cluster milk chocolate bars due to potential Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed across 38 states and the District of Columbia.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 24 units of Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate (16636) Macadamia Cluster, Net Wt. 5 lb. 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, 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. Specific lot numbers involved in this recall include 000332020, 000332104, 000332853, 000333236, 000333452, 000334341, 000334686, 000335208, 000335350, 000336428, 000336515, 000337707, 000335934, and 000337142.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check their lot numbers against the list provided and stop consuming the product if it matches. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product: Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate (16636) Macadamia Cluster; Net Wt. 5 lb.;
Manufacturer: Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.
Category: Food — Chocolate
Hazard: salmonella
Affected units: 24

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 (14)

Lot #'s: 000332020
000332104
000332853
000333236
000333452
000334341
000334686
000335208
000335350
000336428
000336515
000337707
000335934
000337142

Distribution

Distributed in 41 states:

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 →

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