The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0029-2022·Announced 2021-10-27

Chocolate & the Chip Sweetie Cookies Recalled for Undeclared Allergens

Chocolate & the Chip is recalling its Sweetie Cookies due to undeclared wheat, milk, and soy allergens found on product labels during a California health inspection. Consumers with allergies to these ingredients should not consume the product.

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: This recall involves undeclared common allergens (wheat, milk, soy) on food products. Per the rubric, allergen mislabeling on common allergens is a High severity hazard. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text, but the presence of unlabeled allergens poses a direct risk of harm to consumers with allergies.

Plain-English summary

Chocolate & the Chip is recalling Sweetie Cookies (4 oz / 114 gram packages) manufactured between July 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021. The California Department of Public Health inspection found that product labels did not declare the presence of wheat, milk, and soy allergens, even though the firm had listed some ingredients on the packaging. The labels were missing sub-ingredient declarations and allergen containment information.

A total of 3,000 units were distributed nationwide. Consumers who have allergies or sensitivities to wheat, milk, or soy should not consume these cookies.

Anyone with questions about this recall or who believes they may have purchased affected product should contact the recalling firm, Chocolate and the Chip, for further guidance.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate & the Chip The Sweetie Cookies: 4 oz / 114 grams per pack. Cookies are packaged in uniform pairs in a food grade clear resealable bag and label Corrected Ingredients: not provided Labels found during the inspection had undeclared wheat, milk, soy. Firm had listed…
Manufacturer
Chocolate and the Chip
Category
Food — Bakery / Cookies
Hazard
Affected units
3,000

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Product manufactured from July 1
  • 2021 to 9-30-21.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 26 recalled by Chocolate and the Chip under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 26 products in this recall →

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