The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-1581-2015·Announced 2015-04-01

Chocolate By Design Recalls Milk Chocolate Icing Pops for Undeclared Egg

Chocolate By Design is recalling Milk Chocolate Royal Icing Pops sold in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia due to undeclared egg and FD&C colors.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency has classified this recall as FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Chocolate By Design, Inc. is recalling 10 boxes of Assorted Milk Chocolate Royal Icing Pops, which are sold as Assorted Character Icing Pops, Christmas Icing Pops, and Triple Heart Icing Pops. The product is distributed in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia. Each box contains 24 individually wrapped pops.

The recall is being issued because the products contain undeclared egg and FD&C colors Yellow 5 or 6, Red 3 or 40, and/or Blue 1 from the royal icing component. The agency has classified this recall as Class I.

Consumers who purchased these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for instructions on how to return the product.

The recalled product

Product
Assorted Milk Chocolate Royal Icing Pops sold as Assorted Character Icing Pops, Christmas Icing Pops, and Triple Heart Icing Pops, 24 pops per box. The Milk Chocolate Icing Pops are made to order and sold in unmarked bulk boxes. Each Milk Chocolate Icing Pop is individually…

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)

  • Uncoded
  • distributed September 2014 through February 1
  • 2015

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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