Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc. Recall: Product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. - F-1996-2017

🇺🇸 United States

1. September 2, 2016 - Recall initiated
2. April 26, 2017 - Reported by source
3. August 17, 2017 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1996-2017

Event ID

75098

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Company

Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.

Product description

Asher's Chocolate Co, Original White and Crushed Peppermint (79363) Peppermint Bark White and Dark; Net Wt. 6 lb.; Asher's Chocolate Co, Original White and Crushed Peppermint (79367) Peppermint Bark White and Dark., 4 oz. 12/box;

Quantity

126 units

Reason

Product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Recall initiation date

September 2, 2016

Report date

April 26, 2017

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

August 17, 2017

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

UPC, lot, and code information

(79363) Lot #'s: 000332430, 000333480, 000334573, 000335032, 000335872, 000338252; (79367) Lot #'s: 000334893, 000337927, 000335427

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

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

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 75098 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.

Other recalls from Ashers Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
Alabama	1
Arkansas	1
California	1
Colorado	1
Connecticut	1
District of Columbia	1
Delaware	1
Florida	1
Georgia	1
Illinois	1
Indiana	1
Kentucky	1
Louisiana	1
Massachusetts	1
Maryland	1
Maine	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota	1
Missouri	1
Montana	1
North Carolina	1
North Dakota	1
New Hampshire	1
New Jersey	1
New Mexico	1
New York	1
Ohio	1
Oklahoma	1
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	1
Rhode Island	1
South Carolina	1
South Dakota	1
Tennessee	1
Texas	1
Virginia	1
Vermont	1
Washington	1
Wisconsin	1
West Virginia	1
Wyoming	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class II mean?

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Status as reported: Terminated.

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