Chocolate Caramels recalled for contamination with plastic pieces
V Chocolates, Inc is recalling Assorted Chocolate Caramels with kosher sea salt due to plastic pieces from a broken tray. Consumers should not consume this product and should dispose of or return it.
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: This is a confirmed physical contamination (plastic pieces) in a food product presenting a choking risk. Per the rubric, this qualifies as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criterion for High severity.
Plain-English summary
V Chocolates, Inc is recalling Assorted Chocolate Caramels with kosher sea salt (Net Weight 1.25 lb) that were distributed nationwide in the United States. The recalled product has lot code 27424 and a best-by date of April 1, 2024.
The recall is being issued because small pieces of plastic from a broken tray have been found in the product. This contamination presents a choking hazard.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be disposed of properly or returned to the retailer where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- Assorted Chocolate Caramels with kosher sea salt, Net Weight 1.25lb
- Manufacturer
- V Chocolates, Inc
- Category
- Food — Chocolate Candy
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 (3)
- lot code# 27424
- best by date: April 1
- 2024
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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