Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Food)·F-0480-2018·Announced 2017-12-20

First Source Recalls Chocolate Almonds for Undeclared Milk

First Source, LLC is recalling Wegmans and 7 Select dark chocolate almond products because they contain undeclared milk.

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 allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

First Source, LLC is voluntarily recalling two dark chocolate almond products: Wegmans Dark Chocolate Almonds with Sea Salt and Turbinado Sugar (12 oz tub) and 7 Select Dark Chocolate Turbinado Almonds with Sea Salt (2.25 oz bag). The recall is being conducted because the products contain undeclared milk, which is a major food allergen.

The recall covers 22,445 cases of the affected products. Distribution was reported in the following states: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, TX, UT, VA, VT, and WV, as well as in Canada. All date codes are affected.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantries for the specific UPCs listed in the recall notice. Individuals with a milk allergy or milk sensitivity should avoid consuming these products. The FDA classifies this recall as Class II, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product: (1)Wegmans Dark Chocolate Almonds with Sea Salt and Turbinado Sugar 12oz. tub (340g) UPC: 0 77890 37539 6 (2) 7 Select Dark Chocolate Turbinado Almonds with Sea Salt 2.25 OZ (63g) bag UPC: 0 52548 59131 1
Manufacturer: First Source, LLC
Category: Food — Confectionery
Hazard: allergen-milk
undeclared-allergen
Affected units: 22,445

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 (1)

All date codes

Distribution

Distributed in 23 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 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 7 products in this recall →

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