The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2047-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Coating Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check their lot numbers and stop using the product.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 3/5 (High).

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 corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 94 units of Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (13741) NSA Almond Butter Crunch, Net Wt. 6 lbs. The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is identified by Lot # 000336704. The recall covers distribution 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 who have purchased this product should check the packaging for the specific lot number listed above. If the lot number matches, consumers should stop using the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (13741) NSA Almond Butter Crunch; Net Wt. 6 lbs.;
Affected units
94

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 (1)

  • Lot #'s: 000336704

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 →

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