Ritter Sport KAFFEESPLITTER Chocolate Recalled for Undeclared Milk
STARK INC. is recalling Ritter Sport KAFFEESPLITTER chocolate bars because they contain undeclared milk, a major food allergen.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
STARK INC. is recalling Ritter Sport KAFFEESPLITTER Chocolate with caramelized coffee beans due to the presence of undeclared milk. The product is a 3.5oz (100g) chocolate bar manufactured by Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and distributed by STARK INC. The ingredient list includes sugar, cocoa mass, caramelized coffee beans, cocoa butter, butter pure fat, and soy lecithin, but the undeclared milk poses a risk to individuals with milk allergies.
The recall involves 189 cases, with 24 pieces per case, totaling 4,536 pieces. The affected product was distributed in New York, Ohio, California, Washington, Arizona, Kansas, Wisconsin, Georgia, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah, Idaho, Massachusetts, Illinois, Colorado, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, Nevada, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. All codes are affected.
Consumers with milk allergies should avoid consuming this product. Those who have purchased the recalled chocolate should check their inventory for the specific product description and UPC (000417 927002) and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ritter Sport KAFFEESPLITTER Chocolate with caramelized coffee beans; Net Weight: 3.5oz / 100g; Ingredients: sugar, cocoa mass, caramelized pieces of coffee beans (sugar, coffee (roasted) (4%), sunflower oil), cocoa butter, butter pure fat, emulsifier: lecithin (soy) May contain…
- Manufacturer
- STARK INC.
- Category
- Food — Chocolate
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- All codes.
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