The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2041-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups 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 rubric criteria for a score of 3 (High).

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 127 units of Asher's Chocolate Co. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. The affected products include the 2.35 oz. (24 pc./box.) variety with code 09612 and the 2.34 oz. (24/box) variety with code 11807. The recall covers specific lot numbers: 000335533 for code 09612, and 000338157, 000336613, 000336331, 000337311, and 000337557 for code 11807.

The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This is a Class II recall, indicating that there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

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 lot numbers and stop consuming the product if found.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. Dark Chocolate (09612) Peanut Butter Cup 2.35 oz.; 24 pc./box.; Asher's Chocolate Co. Dark Chocolate (11807) Peanut Butter Cup; 2.34 oz (24/box).;
Affected units
127

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 (7)

  • (09612): Lot #'s: 000335533
  • 000335533
  • (11807): Lot #'s: 000338157
  • 000336613
  • 000336331
  • 000337311
  • 000337557

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 →