The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2079-2017·Announced 2017-04-26

Asher's White Confectionery Coating Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Asher's Chocolate Co is recalling White Confectionery Coating due to potential Salmonella contamination. Consumers should check their lot numbers and stop using the product.

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 Asher's Chocolate Co, White Confectionery Coating (83426) Coconut Haystack, Net Weight 3 lb. The recall involves 11 units of the product. The specific lot numbers affected are 000333982 and 000335938.

The recall is being conducted 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 numerous states, including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Consumers who have purchased this product should check the packaging for the affected lot numbers. If the lot number matches, consumers should stop using the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Asher's Chocolate Co, White Confectionery Coating (83426) Coconut Haystack, Net Weight 3 lb;
Affected units
11

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)

  • (83426) Lot #: 000333982
  • 000335938

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 →