The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1874-2017·Announced 2017-04-12

IKEA Recalls Chocolate Squares for Undeclared Milk, Almond, and Hazelnut

IKEA is recalling Choklad Lingon & Blabar chocolate squares due to undeclared milk, almond, and hazelnut ingredients.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on common allergens (milk, almond, hazelnut), which corresponds to a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

IKEA North America Services, LLC is voluntarily recalling Choklad Lingon & Blabar, an assortment of milk chocolate squares with lingonberry pieces and dark chocolate squares with bilberry pieces. The recall affects 6,600 bags of the 6.3 oz product, which was produced in Spain for IKEA Food Services, AB. The product was sold from April 30, 2015, to July 1, 2016, and is available under all Best By dates.

The recall was issued because the product contains undeclared milk, hazelnut, and almond ingredients due to the manufacturing process. Although the labeling includes a "May Contain" statement identifying almonds and hazelnuts, the presence of these allergens was not fully declared on the label. This recall is part of a broader allergy alert affecting several other IKEA chocolate products.

The affected product was distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Consumers should check their pantries for this product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Choklad Lingon & Blabar Assortment of milk chocolate Squares with lingonberry pieces and dark chocolate squares with bilberry pieces; Net Wt 6.3 OZ; IKEA Produced in Spain For: IKEA Food Services, AB, Almhultsgatan 2, SE-21586 Malmo, Sweden.
Affected units
6,600

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)

  • All Best By dates

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Ikea North America Srvcs Inc 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 6 products in this recall →