The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0329-2018·Announced 2017-11-29

GKI Foods Recalls Dark Chocolate Raisins Due to Undeclared Milk Allergen

GKI Foods is voluntarily recalling Dark Chocolate Raisins because they may contain an undeclared milk allergen. The recall covers multiple lot sizes and distribution states.

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) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

GKI Foods of Brighton, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling multiple dark chocolate products, specifically Dark Chocolate Raisins, because they may contain an undeclared milk allergen. The affected products are available in 5 lbs., 10 lbs., 15 lbs., 20 lbs., 25 lbs., and 30 lbs. packages.

The recall includes 29,409 cases of the product. Distribution was domestic, covering states including Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Texas, California, Nevada, Oregon, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ohio, Rhode Island, Iowa, and Puerto Rico. The recall covers retail products manufactured between January 14, 2016, and October 24, 2017, and bulk products manufactured between January 14, 2016, and September 5, 2017.

Consumers with these products should check their lot numbers against the extensive list provided in the official recall notice. Individuals with a milk allergy or milk sensitivity should avoid consuming these products. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
Dark Chocolate Raisins, 5 lbs., 10 lbs., 15 lbs., 25 lbs., 20 lbs., 30 lbs.
Manufacturer
GKI Foods, LLC
Affected units
29,409

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 Raisins manufactured between 01/14/16 to 10/24/17
  • and Bulk Dark Chocolate Raisins 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 →