The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2066-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

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

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling Milk Chocolate Cashew Praline bars due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should stop eating the product and return it to the store.

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) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (14770) FK Cashew Praline, 3 oz. (15/box). The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is identified by Lot # 000335767. 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 stop consuming it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating that there is 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
Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (14770) FK Cashew Praline; 3 oz. (15/box)
Affected units
1

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot #: 000335767

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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