The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2042-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

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

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of Peanut Butter Caramel Cups due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check lot numbers and stop eating the product.

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 (3) under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Cups (2.25 oz., 24 piece box) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall involves 65 units with lot numbers 000337412 and 000335555.

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.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot numbers. If they have the recalled product, they should stop eating it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (09661) Peanut Butter Caramel Cup 2.25 oz.; 24 piece box.;
Affected units
65

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 (2)

  • Lot #'s: 000337412
  • 000335555

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 →