The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2067-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Sugar Free Pretzel Pieces Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Flavored Pretzel Pieces are being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.

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 score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling Asher's Sugar Free SF Milk Chocolate Flavored (15108) Pretzel Pieces, 8 oz. (12/box). The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is identified by Lot # 000336373. 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 should check their pantries for this specific product and lot number. If found, they should stop consuming the product and follow instructions from the recalling firm or the FDA regarding disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Sugar Free SF Milk Chocolate Flavored (15108) Pretzel Pieces; 8 oz. (12/box)
Affected units
1

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot #: 000336373

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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