The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2056-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of White Confectionery Coating 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 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Asher's Chocolate Co. White Confectionery Coating products, including the Disney Peanut Butter Cup with Milk Mickey Head (82020) and the standard Peanut Butter Cup (75107). The recall involves 131 units of the 2.35 oz. (24/box) size.

The recall was initiated because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected lots are identified by specific lot numbers for both the Disney and standard varieties. The products were distributed across numerous states, including 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.

Consumers who have purchased these specific lots should check their pantry for the product codes and lot numbers listed in the official recall notice. If the product matches the recalled description, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. White Confectionery Coating (82020) Disney Peanut Butter Cup with Milk Mickey Head; Asher's Chocolate Co. White Confectionery Coating (75107) Peanut Butter Cup; 2.35 oz. (24/box);
Affected units
131

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)

  • Disney (82020) Lot #:000332528
  • 000334213
  • 00033717
  • Asher's (75107) Lot #: 000337665
  • 000336377
  • 000336330
  • 000337560

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 →