The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1436-2013·Announced 2013-05-29

Go Max Go Foods Recalls Vegan Candy Bars for Undeclared Milk

Go Max Go Foods is recalling Mahalo Candy Bars labeled as dairy-free because they contain undeclared milk.

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

Go Max Go Foods is recalling various lots of Mahalo Candy Bars. The product is a vegan candy bar containing coconut and almonds in a rice-milk chocolate coating. The recall is being conducted because the product is labeled as "dairy-free" but contains undeclared milk.

The recall involves 106,908 bars. The product was distributed nationwide to 14 distributors and 26 retailers. It was also distributed to Canada, the UK, Germany, and Australia. The product is identified by UPC 899033002033.

Consumers should check their pantries for this product. If they have the recalled candy bars, they should stop consuming them and contact the distributor or retailer for a refund or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Mahalo Candy Bar. Coconut & almonds in a a rice-milk chocolately coating, 2.0 oz, gluten-free,dairy-free & vegan, no trans fats, nothing artificial. Distributed by Go Max Go Foods, LLC 40 Paseo Del Antilope, Santa Fe, NM 87506.
Manufacturer
Go Max Go Foods
Affected units
106,908

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)

  • UPC 899033002033

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 recalled by Go Max Go Foods 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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