The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2061-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Co. White Confectionery Coating Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling White Confectionery Coating Assorted Flip Flops due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should 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 severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 2 cases of Asher's Chocolate Co. White Confectionery Coating (38657) Assorted Flip Flops, 2 oz. (24/box). The specific products involved are Flip Flop Pink (14705), Flip Flop with Orange (14706), Flip Flop with Lt. Blue (14707), and Flip Flop with Purple (14708). The recalled items are identified by Lot # 000337576.

The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

The 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 should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. White Confectionery Coating (38657) Assorted Flip Flops; 2 oz. (24/box) Containing: (14705) Flip Flop Pink; (14706) Flip Flop with Orange; (14707) Flip Flop with Lt. Blue; (14708) Flip Flop with Purple;
Affected units
2

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: 000337576

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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