Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0406-2018·Announced 2017-12-06

First Source Recalls Organic Dark Chocolate Cherries Due to Undeclared Milk

First Source, LLC is recalling specific lots of organic dark chocolate covered cherries because they contain undeclared milk, a major food 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 involves undeclared milk, a common allergen, which fits the rubric criterion for 'Allergen mislabeling on common allergens' resulting in a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

First Source, LLC is voluntarily recalling 751 cases of organic dark chocolate covered cherries. The recall involves two specific products: Wegmans Organic Dark Chocolate Cherries (14 oz) and TOPS snacks Organic Dark Chocolate covered Cherries (13 oz). The affected products were distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

The recall is being conducted because the products contain undeclared milk. Milk is a major food allergen, and its presence in a product without proper labeling poses a risk to consumers with milk allergies or sensitivities. The recall includes specific product codes and best-by dates listed in the official notice.

Consumers who purchased these products should check their pantry for the specific UPCs and product codes listed in the recall notice. If you have these products, do not consume them. Individuals with milk allergies should contact their healthcare provider if they have already consumed the product and are experiencing symptoms.

The recalled product

Product: Organic Dark Chocolate (Covered) Cherries: Wegmans Organic Dark Chocolate Cherries NET WT 14 OZ (396g), UPC: 0 77890 37785 7, Product code 5546290 and TOPS snacks Organic Dark Chocolate covered Cherries NET WT 13 OZ (368 g) UPC: 0 70784 50779 8, Product code 5541417
Manufacturer: First Source, LLC
Category: Food — Candy / Confectionery
Hazard: allergen-milk
undeclared-allergen
Affected units: 751

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 (9)

Product code 5546290: Best By dates: 3/6/18
3/22/18
5/01/18
6/25/18
7/12/18
8/07/18 and Product code 5541417: Best By dates: 3/05/18
4/11/18
6/11/18
8/02/18

Distribution

Distributed in 6 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by First Source, 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 3 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · First Source, LLC

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