The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0386-2018·Announced 2017-11-29

Woodstock Farms Recalls Dark Chocolate Almonds Due to Missing Milk Labeling

United Natural Trading Inc. dba Woodstock Farms is recalling HMS Host Dark Chocolate Almonds because the label failed to declare milk as an ingredient.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "The firms supplier has notified them that milk fat was missing from the ingredient statement and that the product label was missing the contains milk statement."

Plain-English summary

United Natural Trading Inc. dba Woodstock Farms is recalling HMS Host Dark Chocolate Almonds, 20lbs. The recall was initiated after the firm's supplier notified them that milk fat was missing from the ingredient statement and that the product label was missing the 'contains milk' statement.

The affected product was distributed throughout the United States. The recall involves 842 bags with specific lot numbers and best-by dates ranging from September 2017 to August 2018. The UPC for the product is 07523930090.

Consumers with this product should check their lot numbers and best-by dates against the list provided by the FDA. If the product matches the recalled items, consumers should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
HMS Host Dark Chocolate Almonds, 20lbs.
Affected units
842

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 (20)

  • Lot Number 053
  • 054
  • 058
  • 065
  • 066
  • 077
  • 088
  • 095
  • 119
  • 122
  • 126
  • 127
  • 139
  • 147 Best By Date 9/26/17
  • 9/26/17
  • 10/19/17
  • 11/29/17
  • 1/18/18
  • 2/16/18
  • 3/30/18

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by United Natural Trading Inc. dba Woodstock Farms 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 6 products in this recall →

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