The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2074-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Co. Peanut Cluster Products Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of Milk Chocolate Peanut Cluster products 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 rubric criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling 211 units of Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate Peanut Cluster products. The affected items include Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (09991) Peanut Cluster (Net Wt. 5 lb.), Fitzkee Peanut Clusters MK (80022), and Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (99028) Peanut Cluster (pack size).

The recall is being issued because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The specific lot numbers affected are 000331269, 000332320, 000332972, 000333892, 000334801, 000335579, and 000336684 for product code 09991; 000334117 and 000337226 for product code 80022; and 127820 for product code 99028.

The products were 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 check their pantries for these specific lot numbers and stop consuming the products if they match the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (09991) Peanut Cluster; Net Wt. 5 lb.; Fitzkee Peanut Clusters MK (80022); Asher's Chocolate Co. Milk Chocolate (99028) Peanut Cluster (pack size)
Affected units
211

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 (9)

  • (09991) Lot #'s: 000331269
  • 000332320
  • 000332972
  • 000333892
  • 000334801
  • 000335579
  • 000336684
  • (80022) Lot #s: 000334117
  • 000337226 (99028) Lot #: 127820

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 →