The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2075-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's Chocolate Co. Recalls Dark Chocolate Almond Bark for Salmonella Risk

Asher's Chocolate Co. is recalling specific lots of Dark Chocolate Almond Bark because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

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 severity score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Asher's Chocolate Co. Dark Chocolate Almond Bark. The affected products are Dark Chocolate (00332) Almond Bark (Flat), Net Wt. 6 lb., and Dark Chocolate (86731) Goodies Almond Bark (scored), Net Wt. 6 lb. The recall involves 7 units of these products.

The recall is being issued because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected lots are identified as Lot # 000333362 for the (00332) product and Lot #'s 000333582 for the (86731) product.

The products were 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 found.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co, Dark Chocolate (00332) Almond Bark (Flat), Net Wt. 6 lb.; Asher's Chocolate Co, Dark Chocolate (86731) Goodies Almond Bark (scored), Net Wt. 6 lb
Affected units
7

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 (2)

  • (00332) Lot # 000333362
  • (86731) Lot #'s 000333582

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 →