The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0758-2016·Announced 2016-03-23

Wilderness Family Naturals Organic Hot Chocolate Mix Recalled for Milk Contamination

Wilderness Family Naturals is recalling Organic Hot Chocolate Mix and other products containing Organic Coconut Milk Powder due to potential milk contamination.

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 classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of at least 4 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Wilderness Family Naturals, LLC is recalling Wilderness Family Naturals Cacao, Organic Hot Chocolate Mix, and other products that contain Organic Coconut Milk Powder as an ingredient. The recall is being conducted due to potential milk contamination.

The affected products are packaged in 1 lb. foil bags, 12 lb. boxes, 5 lb. foil bags, and 30 lb. boxes. The recall covers over 5,500 total units distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada. Specific lot numbers and best-by dates are listed in the official recall notice.

Consumers who have purchased these products should check their pantry for the specific lot numbers and best-by dates provided by the FDA. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
Wilderness Family Naturals Cacao, Organic Hot Chocolate Mix Packaged in the following sizes: 1 lb. Foil Bag, UPC 898392-007765; 12 lb. (12 - 1 lb. Foil Bags in a cardboard box), UPC 01002464; 5 lb. Foil Bag, UPC 898392-007772; and 30 lb. (6-5lb. Foil Bags in a…
Affected units
5,500

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 Numbers: 1000011523
  • 1000011666
  • 5/25/2016

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 16 recalled by Wilderness Family Naturals, 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 16 products in this recall →

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