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Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-1595-2022·Announced 2022-08-24

Lake Champlain Chocolates 14% base mix recalled for Listeria monocytogenes

Kingdom Creamery of Vermont LLC is recalling Lake Champlain Chocolates 14% base mix due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.

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: FDA Class I classification for Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Under the severity rubric, FDA Class I recalls never score below 4. No fatalities are reported in the source text, so the score is 4 rather than 5.

Plain-English summary

Lake Champlain Chocolates 14% base mix, manufactured by Kingdom Creamery of Vermont LLC, is being recalled due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The affected product was distributed in Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts. A total of 1,623 cases have been recalled. The recalled products bear Best By dates of 8/1/22 and 8/8/22, with lot codes 220711 and 220721.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should not consume it. Retailers should remove the product from shelves immediately.

The recalled product

Product
Lake Champlain Chocolates 14% base mix
Manufacturer
Kingdom Creamery of Vermont LLC
Category
Food — Chocolate / Confectionery
Hazard
Affected units
1,623

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)

  • Best By Date: 8/1/22
  • 8/8/22 Lot: 220711
  • 220721

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 14 recalled by Kingdom Creamery of Vermont 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.

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