The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2051-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Sugar Free Chocolatey Pretzel Bites Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Sugar Free Chocolatey Pretzel Bites are being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the store.

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 corresponds to a score of 3 (High) according to the severity rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling Asher's Sugar Free Chocolatey Pretzel Bites, 3 oz. bags, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall involves 138 units of the product, specifically identified by lot numbers 000332540, 000333771, and 000338249.

The affected product was 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 who have purchased this product should stop eating it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The recall is classified as FDA Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Outer case: Asher's Sugar Free Milk (82387) Pretzel Bites 3 oz. bag 12/case; Retail package: Asher's Sugar Free Chocolatey Pretzel Bites; Net Wt. 3 OZ.;
Affected units
138

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 (3)

  • Lot #'s: 000332540
  • 000333771
  • 000338249

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 →