The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0246-2021·Announced 2021-02-10

Champlain Chocolate Selection Recalled for Potential Plastic Contamination

Champlain Chocolate Company is recalling Chocolate Selection products because they may contain plastic pieces. The recall covers nationwide distribution.

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 a risk-of-harm product (foreign object contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential choking or injury hazards.

Plain-English summary

Champlain Chocolate Company is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Chocolate Selection (Holiday and regular) products. The recall is being conducted because the chocolate may contain plastic pieces.

The affected products include various sizes of Chocolate Selection, such as 9 oz. and 1.1 lbs. packages, containing dark, milk, and white chocolate. The recall covers distribution in all 50 states nationwide. Specific lot numbers and best-by dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers and best-by dates against the recall list. If the product matches the recalled lots, consumers should stop consuming it and contact the manufacturer for instructions on how to return the product or obtain a refund.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate Selection (Holiday and regular) 1.Holiday Selection label reads in part: "Lake Champlain Chocolates ***Chocolate Selection***Net Wt 9 oz. (255g)***An Irresistible 'BEST OF' Holiday Collection***Ingredients: DARK, MILK, AND 'WHITE CHOCOLATE...***Lake Champlain…

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Champlain Chocolate Company 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 14 products in this recall →

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