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Food & Beverages/Snacks & Confections

Clasen Quality Chocolate Coatings Recalled for Salmonella Risk

Agency Publication Date: June 18, 2024
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Summary

Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc. has recalled various chocolate and confectionery coatings, drops, and wafers due to potential Salmonella contamination. Approximately 4,383,201 lbs. of products are affected, including milk and white chocolate items distributed to commercial and industrial food manufacturers. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date in connection with these products.

Risk

The products may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, particularly in young children, elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems. Common symptoms include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

What You Should Do

  1. This recall affects Clasen Quality Chocolate products including milk chocolate and white chocolate drops, wafers, and bulk coatings sold to industrial and commercial food manufacturers.
  2. Check your records or packaging for item numbers including 56074, 60949, 58710, 59152, 60975, 56546, 60692, 51407, and 61661.
  3. Identify affected units by checking the lot code printed on the packaging or shipping documentation. See the Affected Products section below for the full list of affected codes.
  4. Return the product to the place of purchase for a refund, throw it away, or contact Clasen Quality Chocolate directly for further instructions.
  5. Call the FDA Consumer Complaint hotline at 1-888-723-3332 (1-888-SAFEFDA) if you have additional questions.

Your Remedy Options

You have 2 options:

๐Ÿ’ฐOption 1: Full Refund
How to: Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund, or contact the manufacturer or supplier for further instructions
๐Ÿ—‘๏ธOption 2: Dispose of Product
How to: Throw the product away.

Affected Products

Product: 1085343 10M Milk Chocolate Flavored Confectionery Drop (MB) (25 lbs)
Item Code:
56074
Lot Numbers:
4074CH60CL15

Distributed by Clasen Quality Chocolate, 5126 West Terrace Drive, Madison, WI 53718.

Product: Snow White Chocolate (Bulk tanker)
Item Code:
60949
Lot Numbers:
4057WH31OTBD
4093WH34OTBD
4101WH32OTBD
4114WH31OTBD
Product: Milk Chocolate Flavored Confectionery Coating (MB) (Bulk tanker)
Item Code:
58710
Lot Numbers:
4055CH90OTBD
4056CH91OTBD
4056CH93OTBD
4044T202OTBD
4045T227OTBD
4050T215OTBD
4051T227OTBD
4051T225OTBD
4052T226OTBD
4053T224OTBD
4056T228OTBD
Product: White Chocolate Wafer (50 lbs)
Item Code:
59152
Lot Numbers:
4094WH73CL11
4094 WH74CL11
Product: NGMO White Confectionery Wafer (25 lbs)
Item Code:
60975
Lot Numbers:
4075WH78CL12
Product: 1057556 Milk Chocolate Flavored IC Coating (Bulk tanker)
Item Code:
56546
Lot Numbers (61):
4042T207OTBD
4042T223OTBD
4042T226OTBD
4043T210OTBD
4043T217OTBD
4045T205OTBD
4046T224OTBD
4050T205OTBD
4050T206OTBD
4050T210OTBD
4052T207OTBD
4053T221OTBD
4054T223OTBD
4055T225OTBD
4055T227OTBD
4055T230OTBD
4057T208OTBD
4057T222OTBD
4060T220OTBD
4060T221OTBD
4065T217OTBD
4060T226OTBD
4063T206OTBD
4064T218OTBD
4064T220OTBD
4064T231OTBD
4065T224OTBD
4067T213OTBD
4068T219OTBD
4068T225OTBD
4070T208OTBD
4070T226OTBD
4070T230OTBD
4085T209OTBD
4085T217OTBD
4088T211OTBD
4089T212OTBD
4089T225OTBD
4090T223OTBD
4092T213OTBD
4093T203OTBD
4094T201OTBD
4094T219OTBD
4098T204OTBD
4098T217OTBD
4101T208OTBD
4102T213OTBD
4104T219OTBD
4105T214OTBD
4106T209OTBD
Product: Milk Chocolate Crunch Bulk OTBD
Item Code:
56546
Lot Numbers:
4046T216OTBD
4051T208OTBD
4051T212OTBD
4059T209OTBD
4059T217OTBD
4059T231OTBD
4070T229OTBD
4071T216OTBD
4071T218OTBD
4080T212OTBD
4081T219OTBD
4089T229OTBD
4093T208OTBD
4093T209OTBD
4094T229OTBD
4107T208OTBD
4107T224OTBD
4107T227OTBD
4117T204OTBD
Product: Milk Chocolate Flavored Confectionery Coating Bulk (MB)
Item Code:
60692
Lot Numbers:
4103T225OTBD
4104T229OTBD
LAB-015025
Product: Milk Chocolate Wafer (R&D Sample) (30 lbs)
Variants: R&D Sample
Item Code:
51407
Lot Numbers:
LAB-014915
Product: 4M Caramel Flavored Confectionery Drop (R&D Sample) (1 lb)
Variants: R&D Sample
Item Code:
61661
Lot Numbers:
LAB-015188

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 94573
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc.
Sold By: commercial and industrial food manufacturers; Clasen Quality Chocolate
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 10 products (18,800 lbs.; 178,460 lbs.; 474,120 lbs.; 74,050 lbs.; 38,675 lbs.; 2,667,280 lbs.; 844,740 lbs.; 87,045 lbs.; 30 lbs.; 1 lb.)
Distributed To: California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington

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