GKI Foods Recalls Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans for Undeclared Milk
GKI Foods is voluntarily recalling Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans because they may contain an undeclared milk 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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves the mislabeling of a common allergen (milk), which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
GKI Foods of Brighton, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling multiple dark chocolate products, specifically Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans, because they may contain an undeclared milk allergen. The recall involves 40,889 cases of the product in various package sizes, including 10 lbs., 15 lbs., 25 lbs., and 12-pack displays.
The affected products were distributed domestically in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Texas, California, Nevada, Oregon, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Puerto Rico, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Iowa. The recall covers retail and bulk products manufactured between January 14, 2016, and October 24, 2017, as well as specific lots manufactured in 2018.
Consumers with these products should check their lot numbers against the extensive list provided by the FDA and stop consuming the product if it is included in the recall. Individuals with a milk allergy should avoid the product entirely.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans, 10 lbs., 15 lbs., 25 lbs., 12 pch Display, 8/8 oz., 12/10 oz., 12/8 oz.,
- Manufacturer
- GKI Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Confectionery
- Affected units
- 40,889
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 (2)
- Retail Dark Chocolate Coffee Bean manufactured between 01/14/16 to 10/24/17
- and Bulk Dark Chocolate Coffee Bean manufactured between 01/14/16 to 09/05/2017
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 21 recalled by GKI Foods, LLC 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.
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