Food recall

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc recall: Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs - 8 oz

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc, of Lititz, PA, recalled Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs - 8 oz and 6 other products. The FDA's reason: “Possible contamination with Salmonella.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 23, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of June 22, 2022. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Salmonella

Status

Terminated

Closed October 27, 2022

The recall

Company
Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate Inc (Lititz, PA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible contamination with Salmonella”
Where it was sold
Retail store in PA. Consumers in PA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE, MA, WA, IN, IA, GA, IL, NJ, and NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90267

The 7 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1286-2022 Class I

    Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs - 8 oz. Item code: K119D

    Codes: Lot 220216AC, Best if Used by Date of 5/16/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

  • F-1287-2022 Class I

    Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Eggs - 8 oz. Box Item code: K119M

    Codes: Lot 220216AF, Best if Used by Date of 5/16/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

  • F-1288-2022 Class I

    Dark Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Meltaways 8oz. Item code: K120D

    Codes: Lot 220224AA, Best if Used by Date of 4/24/2022 Lot 220219AB, Best if Used by Date of 4/19/2022 Lot 220215AC, Best if Used by Date of 4/15/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

  • F-1289-2022 Class I

    Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Meltaways 8oz. Item code: K120M

    Codes: Lot 220222AA with Best if Used by Date of 4/22/2022 Lot 220218AG with Best if Used by Date of 4/18/2022 Lot 220215AE with Best if Used by Date of 4/15/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

  • F-1290-2022 Class I

    Milk Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers 8 pieces. Item code: K121M

    Codes: Lot 220302AF with Best if Used by Date of 6/2/2022 Lot 220216AJ with Best if Used by Date of 5/16/2022 Lot 220209AF with Best if Used by Date of 5/9/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

  • F-1291-2022 Class I

    Peanut Butter and Chocolate Fudge 8 oz. Item code: K508

    Codes: Lot 220219AF with Best if Used by Date of 4/19/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

  • F-1292-2022 Class I

    Peanut Butter Fudge 8 oz. Item code: K509

    Codes: Lot 220219AC with Best if Used by Date of 4/19/2022

    Quantity: 795 boxes Total

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of June 22, 2022.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.