Milk Chocolate (06656) Macadamia Paw; Net Wt. 4 lb

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, INC. recalled Milk Chocolate (06656) Macadamia Paw; Net Wt. 4 lb in a Class I action — the FDA's most serious tier, reserved for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious health consequences or death on Sep 2, 2016.

The recall was triggered by possible Salmonella contamination: "Product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella." Salmonella is one of the most common causes of U.S. foodborne illness, with symptoms that typically appear within six hours to six days of exposure.

Distribution was broad: the FDA record describes it as "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," which places this among the wider-reach recalls on the site. Consumers across the affected area should check product on hand. The recalling firm is based in Lewistown, PA. The recall covers 185 units of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Apr 26, 2017), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.