Recalls / Class II

Class IIF-2029-2017

Product

Asher's Chocolate Co, Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (14041) SF Smooth Bottom Almond Buttercrunch; Net Wt. 6 lb.;

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

Lot #'s: 000331659; 000333181; 000334941

Quantity

559 units

Why it was recalled

On September 1, 2016 laboratory testing confirmed a single positive result for Salmonella from a composite sample for finished product that was tested for the production dates of August 15, 2016 thru August 19, 2016.

Recalling firm

Firm

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

19 Susquehanna Ave, N/A, Lewistown, Pennsylvania 17044-2332

Distribution

Distribution pattern

AL; AR; CA ; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA ; MA ; MD ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NH; NJ; NM; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA ; RI ; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY

Timeline

Recall initiated

2016-09-02

FDA classified

2017-04-19

Posted by FDA

2017-04-26

Terminated

2017-08-17

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-2029-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.