Peanut butter candy bars recalled over an undeclared cashew allergen
Zingerman's Coffee Company is recalling 156 units of its 2 oz Peanut Butter Crush Candy Bar over undeclared cashew. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 5 because the FDA classified this recall as Class I, which the rubric assigns the top severity regardless of other factors.
Plain-English summary
Zingerman's Peanut Butter Crush Candy Bar, net weight 2 oz, UPC 844397005237, is being recalled over undeclared cashew.
The recall covers 156 units from lot 174250. The product was distributed to retailers in Michigan and New York and reached consumers through retail stores.
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, its most serious category, used where there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death. Cashew is a tree nut and a major allergen, and a bar named for peanut butter would not signal cashew to a buyer checking for tree nuts.
Anyone with a tree nut allergy holding a bar from lot 174250 should not eat it and should follow the retailer's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Zingerman's Peanut Butter Crush Candy Bar net wt 2oz UPC 844397005237
- Manufacturer
- Zingerman's Coffee Company
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Affected units
- 156
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 (1)
- Lot#174250
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Zingerman's Coffee Company 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.
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