The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1300-2019·Announced 2019-04-17

Theo Chocolate Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate Bars Recalled for Undeclared Milk

Theo Chocolate is recalling Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate bars due to undeclared milk. The product was distributed nationwide.

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: "Theo Chocolate Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate Bar is recalled due to undeclared milk."

Plain-English summary

Theo Chocolate Inc is recalling Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate 3 oz. bars due to undeclared milk. The affected bars are wrapped in foil and paper and bear the UPC 8 74492 00325 8. The label lists ingredients including cocoa beans, cane sugar, sea salt, and ground vanilla bean, and notes that the product is manufactured on shared equipment with products containing milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, and tree nuts.

The recall involves 29,364 bars with lot code 3092529 and a best-by date of 1/2020. These bars were packed in master and inner cases labeled as Salted Toffee 55% Dark Chocolate. The Salted Toffee 55% Dark Chocolate individual 3 oz bars (UPC 8 74492 00381 4) are labeled correctly and are not subject to this recall.

The product was distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their pantries for the specific Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate bars described above and stop consuming them if they have them.

The recalled product

Product
Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate 3 oz. bars, wrapped in foil and paper wrapper, brand Theo Chocolate, UPC 8 74492 00325 8. The Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate 3 oz. bar's label is read in part: "***Sea Salt 70% Dark Chocolate *** Ingredients: Cocoa Beans, Cane Sugar, Sea Salt, Ground…
Manufacturer
Theo Chocolate Inc
Affected units
29,364

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)

  • Lot code 3092529 Best-By date of 1/2020

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · Theo Chocolate Inc

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