The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2059-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Co. Macadamia Praline Chocolate Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of Macadamia Praline chocolate due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check lot numbers and stop consuming 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 corresponds to a score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (82017) Disney Macadamia Praline and Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (75009) Macadamia Praline. The recall involves 66 units of the product, which are packaged in 15-count boxes of 3-ounce pieces or sold as individual 3-ounce pieces.

The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected lots are identified by the following codes: Disney (82017) Lot # 000332522, 000334221, and 000337163; and Ashers (75009) Lot # 000336501 and 000335798.

The 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 and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (82017) Disney Macadamia Praline; 15 - 3 oz. Piece box; Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (75009) Macadamia Praline; 3 oz. (15/box);
Affected units
66

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 (5)

  • Disney (82017) Lot # : 000332522
  • 000334221
  • 000337163
  • Ashers (75009) Lot #'s: 000336501
  • 000335798

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 →