The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0324-2018·Announced 2017-11-29

GKI Foods Recalls Dark Chocolate Peanuts for Undeclared Milk Allergen

GKI Foods is voluntarily recalling Dark Chocolate Peanuts because the products may contain an undeclared milk allergen.

What this means for you

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) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

GKI Foods of Brighton, Michigan is voluntarily recalling multiple dark chocolate products, specifically Dark Chocolate Peanuts in 5 lb., 10 lb., 15 lb., and 25 lb. packages. The recall is being conducted because the products may contain an undeclared milk allergen.

The affected products were distributed domestically to 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 8,541 cases of retail and bulk Dark Chocolate Peanuts manufactured between January 14, 2016, and October 24, 2017.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot numbers against the list provided by the FDA and stop consuming the product if it matches the recalled lots. Individuals with a milk allergy should avoid consuming the product.

The recalled product

Product
Dark Chocolate Peanuts, 5 lbs.,15 lbs., 10 lbs., 25 lbs.
Manufacturer
GKI Foods, LLC
Affected units
8,541

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 Peanuts manufactured between 01/14/16 to 10/24/17
  • and Bulk Dark Chocolate Peanuts 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.

See all 21 products in this recall →