Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1147-2022
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Assorted Chocolate Heart Boxes packaged in 8oz and 16oz boxes
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Product Codes: VASS01, VASS02 Lot Codes: 1361, 2017, 2038, 1354, 2033, 2010, 2038
- Quantity
- 1899 total units
Why it was recalled
Potential Salmonella contamination
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Walnut Creek Chocolate Co Inc
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 4917 State Route 515, N/A, Walnut Creek, Ohio 44687
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2022-05-23
- FDA classified
- 2022-06-02
- Posted by FDA
- 2022-06-08
- Terminated
- 2022-07-19
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1147-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.