The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·H-0179-2026·Announced 2025-11-19

Cashew candy bars recalled over an undeclared peanut allergen

Zingerman's Coffee Company is recalling 78 units of its 2 oz Ca$hew Cow Candy Bar over undeclared peanut. 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 Ca$hew Cow Candy Bar, net weight 2 oz, UPC 844397000157, is being recalled over undeclared peanut.

The recall covers 78 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. Peanut is a major allergen and can cause severe reactions in sensitive people, and a bar named for cashews would not signal peanut to a buyer checking for it.

Anyone with a peanut allergy holding a bar from lot 174250 should not eat it and should follow the retailer's instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Zingerman's Ca$hew Cow Candy Bar net wt 2oz UPC 844397000157
Affected units
78

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot#174250

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

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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